Tag: Civil Rights
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My History Education…
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David Walker (September 28, 1796 – August 6, 1830) was an influential American abolitionist, writer, and anti-slavery activist. Born to a free mother and an enslaved father, he was free himself due to the principle of partus sequitur ventrem. In 1829, while residing in Boston, he published “An Appeal to…
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The Juxtaposition of Water Fountain in America!
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The civil rights movement of the 1960s was when African Americans fought for equality and fairness. One way they did this was through protests, sit-ins, and marches. And while these are all important aspects of the civil rights movement, there is one that is often overlooked: water fountains. Water fountains…
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The Tragic Reality: America’s Ban On Black History!
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It is nothing new that America–a country founded on the principles of equality and justice–has a history of banning books. In fact, a quick Google search will reveal that this practice is alive and well in the 21st century. More often than not, banned books deal with difficult topics such…
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Mae Mallory: Civil Rights Activist -N-Self-Defense Advocate!
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Mae Mallory (June 9, 1927 – 2007) Mae Mallory was a civil rights activist supporting armed self-defense and school integration. Generally, she participated in demonstrations against the Vietnam War and the U.S. occupation of the Dominican. And believed Black people are masters of their fate – militant forms of Black Power often…
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Sojourner Truth…Is What They Call Her 2
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Sojourner Truth They called her Sojourner Truth, but in actuality, her name was Isabella Baumfree. She was born in 1797 in Ulster County, New York, to James and Elizabethan Baumfree. Along with her parents, she spent her life on the Johannesburg estate as a slave. Dutch was her first language…
