Tag Archives: Black History

Voting Rights | Martyrs For The Right To Vote

Posted on November 3, 2018 by

From about 1900 to 1965, most African Americans were not allowed to vote in the South. This was especially true in the Deep South: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina. White people in power used many methods to keep … Continue reading →

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60 Minutes: Oprah goes inside Memorial to Victims of Lynching

Posted on April 9, 2018 by

There is a reckoning taking place in America over how we remember our history. Much of the focus has been on whether or not to take down monuments that celebrate the Confederacy. But this story is about a new monument … Continue reading →

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Tragedy in Wrightsville Arkansas: 21 Black Boys Burned Alive

Posted on March 18, 2018 by

On March 5th 1959, 69 teenaged Negro Boys were padlocked inside the Wrightsville Negro Boys Industrial School Dormitory and the building mysteriously caught fire. 48 boys were able to force mesh metal screens off  windows and escape, 21 were burned … Continue reading →

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The Equal Justice Initiative National Lynching Museum

Posted on March 16, 2018 by

The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) plans to build a national memorial to victims of lynching in Montgomery, Alabama, which is expected to open in 2018. This memorial project relating to America’s history of racial terror and lynching will become the … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread

Posted on February 13, 2018 by

Jane Matilda Bolin LL.B. (April 11, 1908 – January 8, 2007) was the first black woman to graduate from Yale Law School, the first to join the New York City Bar Association, and the first to join the New York … Continue reading →

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Saturday Open Thread

Posted on January 20, 2018 by

Found this piece of history. Our history is so diverse. Mae Reeves started Mae’s Millinery Shop in 1940 with a $500 bank loan. It stayed open until 1997. See her ornate hats in our collection: https://t.co/pHyhoQAQ1c #HiddenHerstory #NationalHatDay pic.twitter.com/GuhPNVVq1g — … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | A Piece of History That All Should Know

Posted on January 17, 2018 by

I learn something new everyday. I had never heard of this American Hero. Meet The Fearless Cook Who Secretly Fed — And Funded — The Civil Rights Movement January 15, 20187:00 AM ET In December 1955, after Rosa Parks refused … Continue reading →

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