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February 2020
Octavia Butler Quote
February 14, 2020
A powerful quote from the pen Octavia Butler!
Scientific Racism: The Drapetomania Diagnosis
February 14, 2020
Dr. Samuel Cartwright hypothesized that enslaved Black people who wanted to be free were "ill" with a disease he identified…
The Deleted Passage Of The Declaration of Independence That Denounced Slavery
February 13, 2020
In developing the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson initially included a passage that challenged the inhumanity of slavery. Needless to…
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Cesar Chavez: Champions For Justice
February 11, 2020
Dr. King and Cesar Chavez are hailed as giants in the struggle for equity for marginalized groups. Click the link…
Harriet Tubman’s Letter of Endorsement From Frederick Douglass
February 10, 2020
To support the sale of an 1868 book about her life, Harriet Tubman asked Frederick Douglass to write an endorsement…
Smith v. Allwright: Landmark Voting Rights Supreme Court Case Litigated By Thurgood Marshall
February 9, 2020
The Smith v. Allwright Supreme Court Case litigated by Thurgood Marshall was a pivotal victory in the fight for voting rights. …
Anita Scott Coleman: Harlem Renaissance Author & Poet
February 9, 2020
Anita Scott Coleman is a hidden jewel of the Harlem Renaissance. Click the link to learn more.
Honoring “La Majestad Negra”: Sylvia del Villard, Afro-Puerto Rican Actress, Singer, Dancer, Orator, And Activist
February 9, 2020
Dancer, singer, orator, and activist, Sylvia del Villard was a champion and advocate of Afro-Puerto Rican culture. Click the link…
American League Of Colored Laborers (ALCL)
February 8, 2020
The American League of Colored Laborers (ALCL) was the first black American labor union. It was formed in New York…
Dr. Jose` Celso Barbosa: Afro-Puerto Rican, Physician, Political Leader, & Activist
February 8, 2020
Dr. José Celso Barbosa is known as the "the father of Puerto Rican statehood" Click the link to learn more:
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