Most of the greatest black American artists, intellectuals, and businesspeople of the midcentury came from places like the Hill, Watts in Los Angeles, Bronzeville in Chicago, and, above all, New York City’s Harlem.
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Pharrell Williams Joins Spotify’s ‘Black History Is Happening Now’ Campaign | Muse by Clio
Plus, a new initiative to support up-and-coming black female creators
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An Education: Today Marks 150th Anniversary of 14th Amendment | Colorlines
As President Donald Trump prepares to announce his Supreme Court nominee, here’s why the amendment’s promise of “equal protection of the laws” still matters.
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Charleston’s African American Museum gets new curator from Chicago History Museum | The Post & Courier
“Filling the spaces in a museum starts with stories, even before the artifacts and objects…”
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When the Fourth of July Was a Black Holiday | The Atlantic
After the Civil War, African Americans in the South transformed Independence Day into a celebration of their newly won freedom.
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At 98, the Army Just Made Him an Officer: A Tale of Racial Bias in World War II | The New York Times
“Decades have gone by and there hadn’t been a measure of basic fairness, of basic justice that was brought to bear,”… “We owe him this commission.”
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A Newly Excavated Settlement Highlights Florida’s History as a Haven for Escaped Slaves | Sarasota Magazine
Called one of the most significant historical sites in Florida and perhaps the U.S. by Florida historian Canter Brown Jr., Angola is a story of struggle, tragedy and, ultimately, survival in the quest for freedom.
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How Frederick Douglass Challenged the Hypocrisy of Independence Day | Colorlines
“What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July? I answer: a day that reveals to him, more than all other days of the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is a constant victim.”
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3 Black U.S. Senators Introduce Bill to Make Lynching a Federal Hate Crime | The New York Times
Under the bill, lynching would be punishable by a sentence of up to life in prison. The measure would not preclude murder charges that can already be brought under existing law.
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Indigenous Hospital, Home of Formerly Enslaved Man Added to List of Endangered Sites | Colorlines
The National Trust for Historic Preservation features sites of historic and cultural importance to Black, Indigenous, Latinx and Carribean communities on its 2018 list of the “11 Most Endangered Historic Places.”
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