Tag Jim Crow
The Compromise of 1877 led to the establishment of Jim Crow segregation and discrimination. In an effort to stop Reconstruction-era progress, Democratic and Republican party leaders secretly collaborated to gain more power and control over the formerly enslaved. Click the link to learn more.
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In 1956 Southern politicians, determined to keep Jim Crow Segregation in place, released the Southern Manifesto denouncing the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling. Click the link to learn more or listen via podcast.
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In 1951, Matt “Mack” Ingram was jailed for “reckless eyeballing” (improperly looking at a white person with sexual intent). Click the link to learn more or listen via podcast.
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Established in 1868, The Central State Lunatic Asylum for Colored Insane, Petersburg, Virginia was the first mental health facility in the U.S. for African Americans because hospitals caring for white patients refused to accept black patients. Click the link to learn more.
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Many are unaware that slavery existed in Canada for 200 years before it was abolished in 1833. Click the link to learn more.
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Quote: “But you see now baby, whether you have a Ph.d., D.D. or no D, we’re in this bag together. And whether you are from Morehouse or Nohouse, we’re still in this bag together.
