Later that year, the Voting Rights Act passed, a landmark federal achievement of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory #WomensHistoryMonth

📸 Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, © 1965 Spider Martin.

CHARLOTTE MANYE MAXEKE

First black South African woman to graduate with a BSc degree from Wilberforce University, Class of 1903. Mother of Black Freedom and South African AME Church.

#CharlotteMaxeke #WilberforceUniversity #HistoricalGraduate
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#OnThisDay in 1909, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) was founded by an interracial group including W.E.B. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells, Mary White Ovington, and Moorfield Storey. #BlackHistoryMonth #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory

Remembering LTC Charity Adams Earley

Esther 4:14 ~ Live Faithfully 🖤❤️💚

#CharityAdams #SixTripleEight #AME #DST1913 #GoldenDeltas #DaytonOhio #NAACP #APeoplesJourney
#BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM2026 #Wu1856 🎓

“A Brilliant Light” 💜❤️

#APeoplesJourney #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #ColemanLove #OmegaPsiPhi #BHM2026 #Wu1856

#BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth2026 #BHM2026 #APeoplesJourney #WilliamEmanuel #FannieHaganEmanuel #DST1913

Habari Gani? Umoja! Today is the 1st day of #Kwanzaa, a 7-day African American and Pan-African holiday founded in 1966 that celebrates history, values, family, community, and culture. Join our museum's virtual Kwanzaa celebration: nmaahc.si.edu/kwanzaa #APeoplesJourney

“The Time is Now:
Boldly Building Our Future" 💚💛✊🏽
#WilberforceUniversity #SuoMarte #WU1856 #APeoplesJourney ☀️

Tulsa Objects in the NMAAHC Collection This page provides an explanation for how objects relating to Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the Tulsa Race Massacre in the NMAAHC collection are cataloged and can be searched within the online collection. In a...

MAGA wants to hide history like the fact that today in 1921, one of the deadliest racial massacres in U.S. history began in the thriving Greenwood African American community of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Black Wall Street was destroyed by a mob. More: s.si.edu/3MV2U5z. #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory

#onthisday #apeoplesjourney #anationsstory | Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture #OnThisDay in 1954, the Supreme Court delivered its unanimous 9-0 decision overturning the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson ruling as it applied to public education, making school segregation unconstitutional....

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NMAAHC’s new exhibition “In Slavery’s Wake” about the histories and legacies of racial slavery and colonialism is terrific. #apeoplesjourney

The Emancipation Proclamation: Striking a Mighty Blow to Slavery The year 2023 marks the 200th anniversary of one of the most important documents in the nation’s history, the Emancipation Proclamation. The Executive Order issued by President Abraham Lincoln during ...

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On the night of December 31, 1862, enslaved and free African Americans gathered, many in secret, to ring in the New Year and await news that the Emancipation Proclamation had taken effect. Learn more: s.si.edu/48o0OpI. #APeoplesJourney

youtube.com/watch?v=L3snVX… #CharityAdams #TheSixTripleEight #DST1913 #WU1856 #BlackHistory #WomensHistory #WWII #DaytonOhio #APeoplesJourney 🌞

Esther 4:14 ~ Live Faithfully

youtube.com/watch?v=L3snVX… #CharityAdams #TheSixTripleEight #DST1913 #WU1856 #BlackHistory #WomensHistory #WWII #DaytonOhio #APeoplesJourney #WorthWatching #Today 🌞

youtube.com/watch?v=L3snVX… #CharityAdams #TheSixTripleEight #DST1913 #WU1856 #BlackHistory #WomensHistory #WWII #DaytonOhio #APeoplesJourney

THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT: IN CONVERSATION.

#KerryWashington is phenomenal as #CharityAdams #TheSixTripleEight #DST1913 #WU1856 #BlackHistory #WomensHistory #WatchParty #December20 #Netflix #APeoplesJourney

From Slavery to Freedom: The 13th Amendment Freedom came in 1865, and four million Black people emerged from bondage. Yet the fight for citizenship and rights continued.

H/T Smithsonian

#OnThisDay in 1865, the 13th Amendment, which outlawed slavery, was officially adopted into the U.S. Constitution—246 years after enslaved Africans landed in Jamestown, Virginia.

Learn more on our Searchable Museum: s.si.edu/3rf3QsO.

#APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory

At the 2024 Cricket #CelebrationBowl in Atlanta, GA, the Divine 9 Council of Presidents and Strategic Partners announced an incredible $20+ million in scholarships for collegiate and graduate students. #Divine9 #DST1913 #HBCUs #DST #DeltaSigmaTheta #ColemanLove #ScholarshipImpact #APeoplesJourney

It's always an honor to support the invaluable work of the NMAAHC. The "In Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World" special exhibition is extraordinary and a must-see. In these times, it's always empowering to remember our resilience and magnificence.
#apeoplesjourney #reeciecolbertshow

Tyler Perry #TPStudios has documented the military journey of the first group of amazing black women whom was lead by LTC Adams that served our country in Europe during WWII. The film shows on #Netflix, December 20th. #CharityAdams #SixTripleEight #DaytonOhio #DST1913 #WU1856 #APeoplesJourney 💜

Remembering LTC Charity Adams Earley born #OTD December 5th 106 years ago. This Wilberforce University Alumnus, esteemed Delta Sister and long term Dayton Ohio Resident was a courageous leader who served Us well! #CharityAdams #SixTripleEight #DST1913 #WU1856 #APeoplesJourney #BlackMilitary #WWII

Greenwood Rising, Black Wall Street History Center
Tulsa, OK.

The Center exists to showcase the lives and businesses that were senselessly lost by riot and fires. www.greenwoodrising.org

#AddtoBlackSky #Greenwood #apeoplesjourney

🚌✨ #OnThisDay in 1955, Rosa Parks ignited a movement with one courageous decision. Her refusal to give up her seat sparked a 381-day bus boycott in Montgomery, forever changing the course of history. Let’s honor her bravery and continue the fight for justice! ✊🏾❤️ #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory

#OnThisDay in 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested. When Parks refused to give up her bus seat, she started a chain reaction in Montgomery, Alabama, that fueled the Civil Rights Movement. Her arrest sparked a bus boycott that lasted 381 days. #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory

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#OnThisDay in 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested. When Parks refused to give up her bus seat, she started a chain reaction in Montgomery, Alabama, that fueled the Civil Rights Movement. Her arrest sparked a bus boycott that lasted 381 days. #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory

51 Steps to Freedom is the Wash DC based non-profit organization that is championing the creation of the first of its kind historical immersion trail that advances understanding, unity and healing in our nation. www.51stepstofreedom.org/about

#thingstodoDC #apeoplesjourney #AfricanAmericanHistory

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#OnThisDay in 1964, it was announced that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent campaign for civil rights in the United States. #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory

Finally made it to the top floor of the @NMAAHC and was rewarded with some amazing images and art.
#WadsworthJarrell
#NelsonStevens
#DiandraRose
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The latest Schweggy's Music videos Daily! paper.li/e-1505627616 Thanks to @macegem #otd #apeoplesjourney