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Black history is American history.

  • February 2, 2022
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Since Black History Month is here, I wanted to share something that I believe is significant. Black history is American history. It’s the story of how Africans and their descendants fought and sacrificed for this country, even when they weren’t given the same rights and opportunities as other citizens. That’s what I want to talk about.  Contrary to popular belief, black history is not just a celebration of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman.  It’s so much...

The Case that Changed Illegal Marriages

Ban on interracial marriages—During the seventeenth and early eighteenth century, the growing number of interracial marriages (also known as miscegenation) between Blacks and whites led to the passage of this new law. The first anti-miscegenation law enacted was in the colony of Maryland in 1664 and additional colonies quickly followed suit. These marriages were prohibited and penalties included the enslavement, exile or imprisonment of the white perpetrators. These laws grew and evolved over the years and attempts were even made...