African American History Archives

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‘Mormon Land’: The life of Jane Manning James — from her quest to be sealed to Joseph Smith to her patriarchal blessing by Hyrum Smith and her legacy for black Latter-day Saints | The Salt Lake Tribune

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When historian historian Quincy Newell was researching 19th-century African American Mormons, one name kept popping up: Jane Manning James. This African American convert, who worked in church founder Joseph Smith’s household and eventually was “sealed” to him as a “servant,” probably still ranks as the most famous black female member of The Church of Jesus…

U.S. Slavery, Slavery, Racism, American Slavery, American Racism, African History, Black History, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, Willoughby Avenue, WRIIT,

Why We Need A Serious Reeducation On Slavery | Blavity

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Our education systems tend to provide students with a truncated version of the actual horrors of slavery.

Elijah Cummings, Civil Rights Leader, Civil Rights Icon, African American Politics, African American Activist, Black Politics, Black Vote, African American History, Black History, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, Willoughby Avenue, WRIIT,

Rep. Elijah Cummings, Democratic leader and regular Trump target, dies at 68 | The Washington Post

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Elijah E. Cummings, a Democratic congressman from Maryland who gained national attention for his principled stands on politically charged issues in the House, his calming effect on anti-police riots in Baltimore, and his forceful opposition to the presidency of Donald Trump, died early Thursday morning at Gilchrist Hospice Care, a Johns Hopkins affiliate in Baltimore.…

Larry Thompson, Chicago History, Chicago Black History, African History, Black History, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, Willoughby Avenue, WRIIT,

Photographs Help Preserve Chicago’s African American History | CBS Chicago

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CHICAGO (CBS)– One man from the south suburbs discovered a treasure trove of old photographs that could help preserve the past of African Americans in Chicago.

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Five black men raided Harpers Ferry with John Brown. They’ve been forgotten. | The Washington Post

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Every October, on the anniversary of the raid that helped fuel the Civil War, much attention is focused on Brown, not on his African American soldiers

Dred Scott, Dred Scott Reconciliation Conference, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, Willoughby Avenue, WRIIT,

Civil rights legal history comes alive | The St. Louis American

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Meet descendants of Dred Scott v Sandford, Plessy v Ferguson and Brown v Board of Education

From emperors to inventors: the unsung heroes to celebrate in Black History Month | The Guardian

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In 1926, the US historian Carter G Woodson, the son of former slaves, launched Negro History Week to commemorate important people and events from the African diaspora.

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Building America | The Nation

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The making of the black working class.

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Discussing Blackness on Reddit? Photograph Your Forearm First | The New York Times

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Moderators of an online forum called Black People Twitter have caused an uproar by requiring participants to submit a photograph proving they are not white.

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Hidden Herstory: The Leesburg Stockade Girls | NMAAHC

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I never fully realized the monumental role that massive numbers of children played in civil rights protests. Law enforcement arrested and jailed children by the thousands for days, and sometimes months, and their involvement helped to enable one of the greatest legal and social assaults on racism in the 20th century—the Civil Rights Act of 1964.