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Black Mail Trivia: One Question Quiz
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Atlanta Compromise: Booker T. Washington’s Solution To The “Negro Problem”
Reading time: 3 minutesBlack History: Special Delivery!! On September 18, 1895, Booker T. Washington delivered his famous "Atlanta Compromise" speech at the…
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Claudia Gordon: 1st African American Female Deaf Lawyer
Reading time: 2 minutesBlack History: Special Delivery!! Claudia Gordon, Esq., is believed to be the first deaf lawyer who is African American and…Angela Davis: Quote
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Integration Ruled Illegal: Berea College v. Kentucky Supreme Court Case
Reading time: 3 minutesBlack History: Special Delivery!! Some may be familiar with the Plessey v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision that made “segregation” of…Charlie Wiggins: Pioneer of Race Car Driving
Reading time: 2 minutesBlack History: Special Delivery!! Charlie Wiggins was born in 1897 in Evansville, Indiana. He spent his youth shining shoes on in front of…
C.R. Patterson Auto Company; 1st Black Owned Auto Company
Reading time: 2 minutesBlack Mail: Special Delivery!! Born into slavery on a West Virginia plantation in April 1833, C.R. Patterson escaped to…
Malcom X Quote
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