Selena Hill, Black Enterprise Despite being born into slavery and enduring over a century of discrimination, Mary Hardway Walker managed to accomplish an extraordinary feat. At 116 years old, she learned to read. Walker was born in Union Springs, Alabama, in 1848 and lived in bondage until she was freed at the age of 15 following […]
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Canada’s first and only all-black battalion honoured with special stamp | Global News
Canada Post unveiled a limited edition stamp in Cherrybrook, N.S. on Tuesday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of black men who formed a segregated unit and fought during the First World War. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The company said the stamp is a chance to honour the contributions of black Canadians. “This stamp honours men who stepped […]
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When White Supremacists Overthrew an Elected Government | The New York Times
Wilmington’s Lie The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy By David Zucchino Today we Americans find ourselves struggling with the ghosts of our past. Some among us reach for histories that affirm the established view of who we are as a nation. Many believe the United States is, and must always […]
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When Portland banned blacks: Oregon’s shameful history as an ‘all-white’ state | The Washington Post
In 1844, all black people were ordered to get out of Oregon Country, the expansive territory under American rule that stretched from the Pacific coast to the Rocky Mountains. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] reside online and are fully searchable Those who refused to leave could be severely whipped, the provisional government law declared, by “not less than […]
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KKK Bombs Alabama Home of Civil Rights Leader Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth | Equal Justice Initiative
On December 25, 1956, Ku Klux Klan members in Alabama bombed the home of civil rights activist Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Shuttlesworth was home at the time of the bombing with his family and two members of Bethel Baptist Church, where he served as pastor. The 16-stick dynamite blast destroyed the home and caused […]
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Richard and Mildred Loving Plead Guilty to Marrying Interracially | Equal Justice Initiative
After marrying in Washington, D.C., in 1958, Richard and Mildred Loving returned to their native Caroline County, Virginia, to build a home and start a family. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Their union was a criminal act in Virginia because Richard was white, Mildred was black, and the state’s Racial Integrity Act, passed in 1924, criminalized interracial marriage. […]
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MUHAMMAD: Mayor Hatcher Stood First and Stood Tall | The Washington Informer
Gary, Indiana, Mayor Richard Hatcher joined his ancestors on Dec. 13, after a long and distinguished career in public service. He also made a sacrifice and did this reporter a big, big favor some 40 years ago. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Both he and Cleveland Mayor Carl Stokes were elected on Nov. 7, 1967. They were the […]
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Exploding Myths About ‘Black Power, Jewish Politics’ | NPR
Many Americans tell the story of Black-Jewish political relations like this: First, there was the Civil Rights movement, where the two groups got along great. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] This was the mid-1950s to the mid-60s — picture Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. marching arm-in-arm from Selma to Montgomery. And James Chaney, […]
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Pardons for the Wilmington 10 | The New York Times
Before leaving office next month, Gov. Bev Perdue of North Carolina should finally pardon the Wilmington 10, a group of civil rights activists who were falsely convicted and imprisoned in connection with a racial disturbance in the city of Wilmington more than 40 years ago. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The convictions, based on flimsy evidence and perjured […]
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The Magnolia House used to be a decades-old passion project for one man. Now, someone else shares that dream — his daughter. | Greensboro.com
GREENSBORO — Natalie Pass Miller loved her life in Atlanta working for the corporate sector. While on a visit back home in 2018, a casual conversation with her dad changed everything. Sam Pass, at one time a fire and safety specialist at Duke University, had spent the past two decades of his off time meticulously […]
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