For at least 118 years, the descendants of Livinia Blackburn Johnson have lived on the land in Northern Virginia that she and some other freed slaves acquired under an 1866 federal law that allowed them to own property.
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Civil Rights Movement Timeline From 1951 to 1959 | ThoughtCo
Key dates during the early days of the fight for racial equality
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Salem Poor – Black Past.Org
Salem Poor was a Patriot of the American Revolutionary War, credited primarily for his participation at the Battle at Charleston, now popularly known as The Battle of Bunker Hill.
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This Day in Black History: July 4, 1881 – BET
Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, holds first day of class, with Booker T. Washington serving as the first teacher.
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Director Damani Baker Tells the Story of Grenada and Black Migration Through His Mother’s Eyes – The Muse
The year was 1983. Fannie Haughton—a name unfamiliar to most—was living in Oakland, California, under a poisonous Reagan regime, in the middle of a drug war.
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A Unique African-American Culture, Hundreds of Years Old, That Could Go Extinct – Slate
Growing up in Beaufort, South Carolina, in the 1970s, Pete Marovich often overheard locals speaking “a rapid-fire language that sounded similar to English.”
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A New Museum Will Celebrate The Special Place Blacks Hold In American Music History – A Plus
“This is the museum that will tell the story of the American soundtrack.”
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The legacy of Lena Horne – New York Amsterdam News
Just Lena–and the Horne automatically followed. There was only one Lena Horne and her angelic voice and stunning beauty are now part of the ages.
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Edna Lewis and the Black Roots of American Cooking – The New York Times
The chef and author made the case for black Southern cooking as the foundation of our national cuisine. Does she get the credit she deserves?
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Why the Detroit Historical Museum’s new 1967 exhibit needs to be seen – Detroit Metro Times
When it comes to looking back on what went down in Detroit in late July of 1967, the fable of the blind men and the elephant was never more apt.
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