Posts Tagged ‘American history’
On This Date in History: Alex Haley Was Born
Alex Haley, author of Roots and other groundbreaking racial texts, was born in Ithaca in 1921.
Read MoreOn This Date in History, May 31, 1921: The Tulsa Race Massacre
The Tulsa Race Massacre, which decimated Black lives and the successful Greenwood neighborhood, was committed by a white mob.
Read MoreGeorge Wallace’s Daughter, Peggy Wallace Kennedy Aims To Fight Her Father’s Legacy
Forty Eight years ago in Selma, Alabama an event that became known as “Bloody Sunday” took place. During that time the governor of Alabama was George Wallace ordered that the civil rights march be stopped and it resulted in the now infamous event. His daughter Kennedy Wallace has now become a fixture at the anniversary ceremonies and continues to fight for civil rights and help educate everyone on the mistakes her father made.
Read MoreMedical Apartheid
Harriet Washington’s book examines the legacy of medical mistreatment against Black people in America, including kidnapped slaves.
Read MoreExactly How ‘Black’ Is Black America?
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. examines DNA databases to learn how Black the country’s Black residents really are… to surprising results.
Read MoreFilm ‘Lincoln’ inspires Mississippi to officially ban slavery
After Steven Spielberg’s film about President Lincoln, researchers realized that some states hadn’t legally banned slavery.
Read MoreThe “Black National Anthem” First Performed on This Date in 1900
Two brothers are responsible for the song that some people know as the Black National Anthem, first performed more than 100 years ago.
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Reverend John Rankin, Dedicated Abolitionist!
Reverend John Rankin worked toward equality through his religious weapons and work on the Underground Railroad.
Read MoreWhat Was the 2nd Middle Passage?
Henry Louis Gates Jr. writes about the forcible movement of enslaved people after they were already on American soil.
Read MorePainting Shows Slave-Auction Drama
Art is one way that we can understand the treatment of Africans and their descendants who were forced into slavery.
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