Category Archives: Honor

Black History | The Freedom Riders

Posted on February 10, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Throughout the summer of 1961, more than 400 black and white young Americans traveled together on buses and trains throughout the Deep South, deliberately violating Jim Crow laws in an effort to overturn them. Led by Diane Nash, the Freedom … Continue reading →

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Black History | Esther Jones |“Boop-Oop-A-Doop”

Posted on February 9, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Those famous words “Boop-Oop-A-Doop” that are so famously associated with Betty Boop, were first sung on stage in the Cotton Club by a jazz singer named Baby Esther. The “Betty Boop” cartoon character was the subject of a lawsuit by … Continue reading →

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Black History| Charles Sampson|1st Black World Champion bull rider

Posted on February 8, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Charles “Charlie” Sampson (born July 2, 1957 in Los Angeles, California) is the 1982 World Champion bull rider.[1] He is the first Afro-American to win a World Title in the PRCA. Sampson was a ground breaking rodeo cowboy. Sampson stands … Continue reading →

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Black History| Linda Brown |Brown v. Board of Education

Posted on February 7, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

On May 17, 1954 the United States Supreme Court handed down its ruling in the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. The Court’s unanimous decision overturned provisions of the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision, which … Continue reading →

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Black History | Harry T. Moore |Civil Rights Pioneer

Posted on February 6, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Harry Tyson Moore (November 18, 1905 – December 25, 1951) was an African-American teacher, founder of the first branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Brevard County, Florida, and a pioneer leader of the … Continue reading →

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Black History | Rita Dove

Posted on February 5, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Rita Frances Dove (born August 28, 1952) is an American poet and author. From 1993–1995 she served as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. She was the first African American to be appointed since the position … Continue reading →

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Black History | Lauren Anderson

Posted on February 4, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Lauren Anderson (born February 19, 1965)[1] is an American ballet dancer and a former principal dancer with the Houston Ballet. In 1990, she was the first African American ballerina to become a principal for a major dance company, an important … Continue reading →

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Black History | Clara Brown

Posted on February 3, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Clara Brown (c. 1800–1885) was a former slave from Virginia who became a community leader, philanthropist and aided settlement of former slaves during the time of Colorado‘s Gold Rush. Brown was born in Virginia in 1800. She married another slave … Continue reading →

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Black History | Eugene Allen

Posted on February 2, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Eugene Allen (July 14, 1919 – March 31, 2010)[1] was a waiter and butler who worked for the White House for 34 years until he retired as the head butler in 1986. Allen’s life was the inspiration for the 2013 … Continue reading →

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Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King

Posted on January 20, 2014 by SouthernGirl2
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