Did You Know That White Supremacists Overthrew A Thriving Black-Led City In North Carolina?
On November 10, 1898, white supremacists led the only successful U.S. coup, overthrowing Wilmington’s Black-led government in the ‘Wilmington Massacre.’ Its full toll and legacy remain unknown.
The Bay State Banner12d
Boston’s Black history: two Black historians
George Washington Williams, author of “A History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880.” IMAGE: Library of Congress The late Bob Hayden’s story originally ran in the Bay State Banner on Feb 2 ...
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In Cincinnati, George W. Williams Blazed Trails For Equality But Alienated His Base
G eorge Washington Williams was one complex dude. He was a soldier, a minister of the gospel, a lawyer, a politician, an ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution13d
7 interesting Black History facts you likely didn’t know
Although the first celebration of Black History Month was in 1970 ... Everyone may know about George Washington Carver, but there are so many more Black inventors who have contributed much ...
Washington Times20d
Why the stigmatization of the term ‘Negro’?
When President Biden referred to Negro League ... Black history to start learning it. • Robert J. Cottrol is the Harold Paul Green research professor of law at George Washington University.
USA Today18d
February is Black History Month. Here's the history behind the celebration
Saturday marks the start of Black History ... in Washington, D.C., said that Woodson founded the organization while he was a graduate student. In February 1926, Woodson started Negro History ...
The Source Magazine6d
Today In Black History: Andrew “Rube” Foster Launches What Became Known As The Negro Leagues In 1920
The Negro Leagues became a proving ground for some of the greatest athletes in baseball history. It was within these leagues that Jackie Robinson honed his skills before breaking Major League ...