We made our way through the exhibitions that document the state-sanctioned violence black people experienced over the course of generations, pausing to study the images and take in their explanations
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Why the FBI hid the story of the most dangerous Black Woman ever | PushBlack Now
“When the women take hold of a great and crying evil, you may expect revolution — not necessarily a revolution of blood and destruction, yet not necessarily one of peace.” – Lucy Parsons
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The New Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Refuses to Sugarcoat History | The New York Times
Our critic visits a museum whose story is still unfolding, from 1960s Jackson, to Ferguson and Charlottesville. It leaves us upset —and that’s good.
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New Novel From Zora Neale Hurston To Be Published In 2018
A new book by the legendary Zora Neale Hurston will be out Spring 2018, according to the Harper Collins website
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She’s loved the Army-Navy game for years. At this year’s, she will make history. | The Washington Post
Pam Askew wanted her daughter to have an example of healthy, strong male leadership at an early age. The single mother turned to military academy football.
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The Story of Cudjo Lewis — The Last Living Slave Brought To America | All That Is Interesting
As a slave, he went by the name “Cudjo,” a day-name given to boys born on a Monday, as the slavers could not pronounce the name “Kossola.”
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How Josephine Baker Went From Homeless Street Performer to International Superstar, French Resistance Fighter & Civil Rights Hero | Open Culture
Born Freda Josephine McDonald in 1906 to parents who worked as entertainers in St. Louis, Baker’s early years were marked by extreme poverty.
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1st Black astronaut honored on 50th anniversary of death | The Philadelphia Tribune
With a doctoral degree in physical chemistry — a rarity among test pilots — Lawrence was “definitely on the fast track,” Crippen said. He graduated from high school at age 16 and college at 20.
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The police beating that opened America’s eyes to Jim Crow’s brutality | The Conversation
On the evening of February 12, 1946, Isaac Woodard, a 26-year-old black Army veteran, boarded a bus in Augusta, Georgia. Earlier that day, he’d been honorably discharged, and he was heading to Winnsboro, South Carolina to reunite with his wife.
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Studio Portraits of African-American People in the Second Half of the 19th Century | Vintage Everyday
In documenting the history and experience of African-Americans, the Simpson collection also records and depicts acts of racism, oppression, and violence; though they are sometimes unpleasant and even shocking, such materials represent significant aspects America’s complicated history.
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