What Does July 4th Mean To Me? | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Wakanda News Details

What Does July 4th Mean To Me? | The Crusader Newspaper Group

By Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. America celebrates July 4, 1776 annually in the name of a tea-dumping party but leaves Black folks uninvited to the party. We don’t see our history or ourselves in the celebration. No, we can come to the nation’s Capital and enjoy the music and pageantry on the Mall. But America leaves []

Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

You may also like

Georgia Infirmary (1832 - )

The Georgia Infirmary was the first hospital for African Americans built in the United States. Chartered on December 24, 1832 “for the relief and protection of aged and afflicted Africans,” it was established by the Georgia General Assembly and funded by a $10,000 grant from the estate

fave

Source: Black Past

Dec

24

1832

Smalls, Robert (1839-1915)

Robert Smalls was born in Beaufort, South Carolina, on April 5, 1839 and worked as a house slave until the age of 12. At that point his owner, John K. McKee, sent him to Charleston to work as a waiter, ship rigger, and sailor, with all earnings going to McKee. This arrangement continued until

fave

Source: Black Past

May

13

1862

DePriest, Oscar (1871-1951)

A child of the early post-reconstruction south, Oscar DePriest was born in Florence, Alabama on March 9, 1871. In 1878 his family moved to Salina, Kansas. Sometime in the late 1880s DePriest moved to Chicago, Illinois where he found work as a house painter and decorator. DePriest created his own

fave

Source: Black Past

May

12

1951

Born: 11/4/1942 Manhattan, New YorkAmerican ophthalmologist, inventor and academic. She has broken ground for women and African Americans in a number of areas. Prior to Bath, no woman had served on the staff of the Jules Stein Eye Institute, headed a post-graduate training program in

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass was a former slave who became one of the great American anti-slavery leaders of the 1800s. Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Maryland but in 1838, at age 20, he escaped to freedom in New York. A few years later he went to work for abolitionist William Lloyd

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Frederick Douglass appointed recorder of deeds for

Frederick Douglass appointed recorder of deeds for District of Columbia.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

May

17

1881

Faith Congregational Church [Hartford] (1819- )

The Faith Congregational Church in Hartford, Connecticut began in 1819 as a place for African Americans to worship on their own since they were previously only able to worship in the backs of churches and in church galleries in that city. A group of African Americans began worshipping in the

fave

Source: Black Past

Johnnie Cochran

Johnnie Cochran was a lawyer, who handled several high profile celebrity cases. He was born on October 2, 1937 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He received his Bachelors’ degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1959. Initially selling insurance policies for a living, Cochran soon began

fave

Source: Black History Resources

Mar

29

2005

Two units of the Ku Klux Klan and eleven individuals are ordered to pay $ 1 mill

Two units of the Ku Klux Klan and eleven individuals are ordered to pay $ 1 million to African Americans who were attacked during a brotherhood rally in Forsythe County, GA

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Oct

25

1988

Moore, Amzie (1911–1982)

Amzie Moore was a prominent figure in the Mississippi civil rights movement and voter registration campaign. He was born on September 23, 1911, on the Wilkins plantation near Greenwood, Mississippi, to black sharecropper parents. When Moore was fourteen, his mother died leaving him to care for

fave

Source: Black Past

Feb

1

1982

Who Is Black In America (Full Show, No Commercials)

Great show that touches on a MAJOR issue that effects far more people than the few that are willing to admit

fave

Source: Smithsonian Black History Teaching Resources

Paul Bustill Robeson

Paul Bustill Robeson was born in

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Apr

9

1898

More than 3000 African Americans died when Lake Okeechobee fooded Western Palm Beach County, Florida, with a 10-15 foot tidal wave. There are at least 3 mass graves containing the bodies of negroes interned without coffins or identification

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Sep

16

1928

From Slave to Litigant: African Americans in Court in the Post-Civil War South

In the following article Melissa Milewski, a graduate student in history at New York University, describes her research which has uncovered the surprising success of African American litigants in court cases in the post-Civil War

fave

Source: Black Past

Jan

1

1854

The first Kentucky Derby

The first Kentucky Derby is won by African American jockey Oliver Lewis riding the horse Aristides. 14 of the 15 jockeys in the race are African Americans.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

May

17

1875

Prince Hall, founder of the first African American Masonic lodge petitioned the Massachusetts legislature for fund to return to Africa. The plan is the first recorded effort by African Americans to return to their homeland.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Jan

4

1777

Here’s How Music Companies Are Honoring Juneteenth

Sony, Spotify and Warner Music will support the day.

fave

Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

African American Captures British General

African American Captures British General Prescott: African Americans continued to serve in the colonial militias, and some, like Prince, an African American man in Lieutenant Colonel Bartons Rhode island army, showed great daring and bravery. Early in August 1777, Colonel Barton conceived a plan

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Aug

3

2002

National Convention of Black Men Held

A national convention of black men was held in Buffalo, NY. The black abolitionist Henry Highland Garnett called for a slave revolt and a general strike across black America. Frederick Douglass denounced the speech.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Aug

22

1843

A Marxist Scholar Analyzes the American Legal System

In the following article Professor Malik Simba, an historian at California State University, Fresno describes his professional and personal odyssey that led to the writing of his book, Black Marxism and American Constitutionalism: From the Colonial Background through the Ascendancy of Barack Obama

fave

Source: Black Past

Frederick Douglass, along with Martin R Delaney, started "The North Start", an a

Frederick Douglass, along with Martin R Delaney, started The North Star, an anti-slavery paper, 1847

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Dec

3

1847

Anti-lynching Bill Proposed

African American Congressman George H. White,R-North Carolina, introduced a bill to make lynching of Americans a federal offense. The bill died in committee. In 1900, 105 African Americans were lynched in the United States.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Jan

20

1900

The French And Indian War

Black Troops in the French and Indian War: Even before the Revolutionary War, a pattern had been established in British colonies whereby African Americans were enlisted to defend the colonies when they were attacked, but were excluded from military service in times of peace. When Major General

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Mar

9

2002

Mifflin Wistar Gibbs, dies.

Mifflin Wistar Gibbs, dies. He worked in the Underground Railroad and with Frederick Douglass. He was also a clothing retailer, the publisher of the first African American newspaper in California, Mirror of the Times, the first African American elected municipal judge, and a U.S. consul to

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Jul

11

1915

Black Rebellion in Tampa, Florida

African Americans in Tampa, Florida rebelled after an African American man was killed by a white police officer while in custody.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Feb

21

1987

Rush, Bobby L. (1946- )

Bobby Lee Rush was born in Albany, Georgia on November 23, 1946. He graduated from Marshall High School in that city at the age of seventeen and soon afterwards enlisted in the United States Army. Rush served in the Army from 1963 to 1968 when he was honorably

fave

Source: Black Past

Nov

23

1946

After the Underground Railroad: Finding the African North Americans who Returned from Canada

The Underground Railroad which fugitive slaves followed from the antebellum South to Canada is now a well-known story. But what of those who returned? In his ongoing research, University of Texas at El Paso historian Adam Arenson explores this little-known aspect of nineteenth- century African

fave

Source: Black Past

Central State University [Ohio] (1887- )

Central State University (CSU) was one of the first colleges in the United states to be administered by African Americans. It was also unique as a state-funded institution which for sixty years was part of a private college. The school’s beginnings can be traced back to 1856 and the establishment

fave

Source: Black Past

Series of events in African American history

Between the years of 1500-1884, there was a series of events that happened in African American history. Between the 1500-1600s, there were slave revolts in the West Indies; from 1655-17-38, there was the war between the British and Maroons; in 1750, there was a British free trade in human flesh; in

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Jan

0

0

Ebony, a pictorial news magazine published by Chicago, Illinois-based Johnson Publishing Company, first appeared in November 1945. Created by John H. Johnson, who modeled his publication after Life magazine, Ebony celebrated African American life and culture by depicting the achievements of black

fave

Source: Black Past

More from The Crusader Newspaper Group

One of the bills that most needs to pass - The Chicago Crusader

Donna Miller On The Ballot For Re-Election - The Chicago Crusader

Biden to announce Russian energy import ban - The Chicago Crusader

National Kidney Foundation of Illinois Celebrates World Kidney Day - The Chicago Crusader

Rev. Jackson, Bishop Grant back Rep. Omar’s No-Knock Bill - The Chicago Crusader

Actor Jussie Smollett to serve 150 days in Cook County jail for fake hate crime - The Chicago Crusader

AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THE FED: FROM ANDREW BRIMMER TO LISA COOK - The Chicago Crusader

Chicago Urban League announces new leadership - The Chicago Crusader

Rep. Bobby Rush’s Emmett Till Antilynching Act Passes U.S. Senate Unanimously - The Chicago Crusader

Man who got first pig heart transplant dies two months after surgery - The Chicago Crusader

West Side students say, ‘we want better’ and walk out to protest conditions - The Chicago Crusader

Walgreens Encourages High School Students Nationwide to Express Themselves in 12th Annual Expressions Challenge - The Chicago Crusader

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago - The Chicago Crusader

International Women's Day Market - The Chicago Crusader

Chicago Chefs Cook for Ukraine Presented by Lifeway Foods - The Chicago Crusader

Illinois Residents are Reminded to Change Their Clocks and Change Their Smoke Alarms this Weekend - The Chicago Crusader

The Sentence of Jussie Smollett Is Excessive A Statement by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. - The Chicago Crusader

Jesse White Extending Driver’s License and ID Card Expiration Dates until July 31, 2022 - The Chicago Crusader

Indiana Black Loam Conference is headed to Gary, Indiana March 12th! - The Chicago Crusader

Harris to travel to Poland, Romania next week - The Chicago Crusader

Soul of the Nation Gospel Concert  to Air on TV One  - The Chicago Crusader

Rev. Jackson, Bishop Grant back Rep. Omar’s No-Knock Bill - The Chicago Crusader

Attorney General Raoul: Second Individual Sentenced in Gunrunning Case - The Chicago Crusader

Dr. Ezike steps down as IDPH director as pandemic wanes - The Chicago Crusader

Once powerful Michael Madigan indicted on federal corruption charges - The Chicago Crusader

Illinois lawmakers must create legal balance between owners, renters of storage units - The Chicago Crusader

Black History Saturdays - The Chicago Crusader

Governor Pritzker Issues Updated COVID-19 Executive Order - The Chicago Crusader

Saturday Night Laughs at Laugh Factory Chicago - The Chicago Crusader

White House knocks down talk of banning Russian oil imports - The Chicago Crusader

IDOC director makes $1.6 billion budget request at state Senate committee - The Chicago Crusader

GCSC Achieves Hard-Earned Progress in Reading and Math - The Chicago Crusader

Van Buren Missionary Baptist Church Celebrates Its 102nd Anniversary - The Chicago Crusader

‘Is the motherland still calling me home?’ - The Chicago Crusader

Minimally invasive chest surgery means better recovery - The Chicago Crusader

Passage of 2022 Omnibus Spending Bill - The Chicago Crusader

The Illinois Lottery Celebrates St. Patrick's Day with Chicagoland's Winningest Retailers - The Chicago Crusader

Man accused of sexual misconduct with patient at state-run facility charged with child molestation in unrelated case - The Chicago Crusader

McDonald’s, where it was said the manager “don’t like ni***ers,” settles with EEOC - The Chicago Crusader

174 Republicans voted AGAINST exanding veteran benefits - The Chicago Crusader

Biden finds hands tied on Ukraine - The Chicago Crusader

California Court Rules Amazon Must Protect Consumers - The Chicago Crusader

Study: Illinois tax burden highest in the U.S. - The Chicago Crusader

Updates from District - The Chicago Crusader

Dr. Willie Wilson and several gas station owners are giving away $200,000 in gas to area motorists Thursday, March 17th - The Chicago Crusader

Biden announces $800 million in new aid after Zelensky plea - The Chicago Crusader

Chicago Park District to Host Town Halls to Gather Public Input on New Office of Prevention and Accountability - The Chicago Crusader

CTU: Defending our rights against Mayor Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools - The Chicago Crusader

Black History Month is a time for NCHV to double down efforts - The Chicago Crusader

Crowded GOP field lines up to challenge Pritzker, Stratton - The Chicago Crusader

Arts Facts

Blackfacts BETA RELEASE 11.5.3
(Production Environment)