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Civil War
The period between 1861-1865 was the most one of the most devastating in American history, both in terms of its death toll and its impact on the American psyche. Learn about the war and the events that precipitated it with these resources and study guides.
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JUNETEENTH (June 19th) Its Symbolism, Substance and Significance
By John L. Horton
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Noose found in garage of black race car driver
(Reuters) – NASCAR has stepped up security around Bubba Wallace for the rain-delayed Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway yesterday after a noose was found in the
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First Black Grandmaster
Maurice Ashley, an immigrant from Jamaica, was 14 and living in Brooklyn, when he feel in love with the game of chess after reading a book about Paul Morphy, a 19th-century Louisianian who was Americas first great chess
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17
1999
Barack Obama
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Vincent Tubbs: First African American to Head a Motion Picture Industry Union
Vincent Tubbs was a leading African American journalist, who became the first black person to head a motion picture industry
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Gen. Mark Milley Says Accompanying Trump To Church Photo-Op Was A Mistake
Gen. Mark Milley Says Accompanying Trump To Church Photo-Op Was A Mistake
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6
1990
More than 90 Percent of Americans Still Prone to Coronavirus, Expert Says
The overwhelming majority of Americans are still vulnerable to catching the coronavirus, a medical expert said
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African American and Black History Blog
African American and Black History Blog
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Forget About Seeing Any Justice For Obamagate In 2020.
(ThyBlackMan.com) Allow me to disabuse you of your naïve delusion that we still live in a country with a justice system and break it to you that no one is going to jail for what was done to Flynn, or for the unmasking business, or for the Russia hoax or, for that matter, for any of the corrupt
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A Black Holocaust In America
The Tulsa Riot of 1921
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Umontuen: 'In Atlanta, 'Black Press Matters' now more than ever' | The Atlanta Voice
What I have found as I covered the protest for Rayshard Brooks on June 13, that it’s pretty easy to see why not only “Black Lives Matter” but “Black Journalists Matter” and “Black Media
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Why Donald Trump’s ‘Juneteenth’ Speech Will Be A Disaster | The Oklahoma Eagle
The selection of Tulsa as the place where Trump returns to the stump and the date on which he is choosing to do it both suggest that Trump’s long-whispered-about race speech — in the wake of ongoing protests and unrest following the death of George Floyd — will happen next Friday, and at a campaign
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Lebron James To Fund LA Filmmaker’s Documentary On The Tulsa Massacre | The Oklahoma Eagle
– LeBron James’ entertainment company, Springhill Productions, is funding a filmmaker’s documentary on Tulsa’s Greenwood District and the 1921 race
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Little Richard’s Funeral And Burial To Take Place At An Alabama HBCU
Little Richard, who passed away last weekend, will have a private funeral and burial at an Alabama historically black college next
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Mahershala Ali to Portray First Black Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson In Upcoming HBO Series
Legendary boxer Jack Johnson, the first Black person to become heavyweight champion, will be portrayed by two-time Oscar winner MahershalaAli in a limited HBO series. []
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The Changing Definition of African-American History
Since the origins of the field in the late 19th century, scholars have devised more than one definition of what constitutes African-American history. Some intellectuals have viewed the field as an extension or corollary to American history. Some have stressed the influence of Africa on
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Crossing Boundaries of Race, Crossing Boundaries of Love
In the following article, Dr. Gary B. Nash, Director, National Center for History in the Schools and Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California, Los Angeles, describes his new book, Forbidden Love: The Hidden History of Mixed-Race America.  His book provides a counter narrative
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Bernice Johnson Reagon
Bernice Johnson Reagon , née Bernice Johnson (born Oct. 4, 1942, Albany, Ga., U.S.), African American musician and historian whose work ranged from African spirituals to militant civil rights
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A History of the Negro in America: The Civil War and Reconstruction
This video clip from a Black American history series talks about the election of Abraham
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Feb
6
1990
Photographs of the 369th Infantry and African Americans during World War I | National Archives
While the Great War raged in Europe for three long years, America steadfastly clung to neutrality. It was not until April 2, 1917, that President Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany. The world, he said, must be made safe for democracy. Quickly, Americans swung into action to
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Apr
2
1917
Joe Frazier
Joe Frazier was a professional boxer and former World Heavyweight Champion. He was born on January 12, 1944 and was the youngest of several children. His parents were farmers and lived in Beaufort, South Carolina. They lived in relative poverty and Joe had to work as a farmhand from a very early
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8
1971
Definition of Boycott
The word boycott entered the English language because of a dispute between a man named Boycott and the Irish Land League in
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Time to Tear Ole Hillary Clinton’s Name from State Department Pavilion.
Isn’t it time we remove Hillary Clinton’s name from the State Department pavilion that bears her
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28 Unknown Facts: Black History
Black History is American History. This piece cites many amazing African Americans whos contribution to our nation often go unrecognized. This video is brought to you by S4T Works, a multimedia education non profit, specializing in workshops that fuse education and the
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Trump escalates war on Twitter, social media protections with exec order
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office before signing an executive order related to regulating social media on May 28, 2020 in
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U.S. National Archives Unearths Original Juneteenth Order
General Order No. 3 doesn't use the exalted language of some other documents central to American
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Carter G. Woodson
Carter Godwin Woodson (December 19, 1875 – April 3, 1950)[1] was an African-American historian, author, journalist and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Woodson was one of the first scholars to study African-American history. A founder of The Journal
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Williams, George Washington (1849-1891)
George Washington Williams was a 19th century American historian most famous for his volumes, History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880; as Negroes, as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens (1882), and A History of the Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion (1887).Williams was born in
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