Black History Month: Civil Rights activist recalls having acid dumped in whites-only pool
On June 18, 1964, a group of Black and white protesters fighting for integration went swimming in the whites-only pool at the ...
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Black History Month: Shaw alumnus Forbes recalls heady days of civil rights era, visit from MLK Jr.
The Rev. David Forbes is a living part of Raleigh history and was a college sophomore when Shaw University hosted students and civil rights leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Mississippi has rich Black history. See Civil Rights sites, where blues music was born
Black History Month is a time to honor the contributions and culture of Black Americans. Many museums and historic ...
BLACK HISTORY MONTH | Horrors and hope: Awareness of Selma brutality led to voting rights laws 60 years ago
As a teen raised in the Rust Belt in the 1960s, Alan Cashaw wasn’t blind to the fact that racism existed. But he also knew ...
Black History Month: St. Louis' pioneering role in the sit-in movement
These courageous efforts, led by a group of activists, laid the groundwork for future civil rights campaigns in the city and ...
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From the Antebellum South to the Civil Rights Movement, Black American Women Have Long Told Their Stories Through Quilts
In a new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery, over 30 works showcase the significance of this ...