Black History

Black in the Day…Voter Suppression Violence 20190928_020242_0000

tyrus78 September 28, 2019

September 28, 1868: On this date one of the worst outbreaks of violence during Reconstruction took...

Black in the Day…It Was Written 20190927_064726_0000

tyrus78 September 27, 2019

September 27, 1950: On this day Gwendolyn Brooks became the first Black person to win a...

Black in the Day…An FTC First 20190925_235254_0000

tyrus78 September 26, 2019

September 26, 1962: On this day A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., becomes the first African American member of the...

Black in the Day…Momma Said Knock You Out 20190925_072727_0000

tyrus78 September 25, 2019

September 25, 1886: On this day Peter “The Black Prince” Jackson from St. Croix (presently Virgin...

Black in the Day…The Little Rock Nine 20190924_020419_0000

tyrus78 September 24, 2019

September 24, 1957: On this day President Eisenhower ordered federal troops to Little Rock, Ark., to prevent...

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