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Today in 1931, in the so-called Scottsboro Boys case, nine young Black men were taken off a train in Alabama and accused of raping two white women; after years of convictions, death sentences and imprisonment, they were eventually vindicated.
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Day 11 of #BlackWomensHistoryMonth: Cheryl Adrienne Browne Hollingsworth, Miss Iowa 1970, is the first Black contestant in the history of the Miss America pageant. She is a former ballet dancer, who studied ballet (16) years prior to the Miss America pageant. #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory 👑
This is Hiram Rhodes Revels. He was born in North Carolina in 1827. He was imprisoned for preaching to other Black folk.
He raised Maryland's first two Black regiments during the Civil War and was the FIRST African American elected to the U.S. Senate in 1870.
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Never forget #BloodySunday -Sunday, March 7, 1965: Led by John Lewis and Hosea Williams, where protesters were attacked by law enforcement with tear gas, police dogs, and billy clubs. #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory
Never forget #BloodySunday -Sunday, March 7, 1965: Led by John Lewis and Hosea Williams, where protesters were attacked by law enforcement with tear gas, police dogs, and billy clubs. #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory
"LaFayette was one of a delegation of #Nashville students who in 1960 had helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, which organized desegregation and voting rights campaigns across the South."
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Day 4 of #BlackWomensHistoryMonth: In 1853, Mary Ann Shadd Cary (1823-1893) established and edited “The Provincial Freeman”, becoming the first African-American woman publisher in North America and first woman publisher in Canada. #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory
This is a shameful chapter in our history that sounds very much like Mengele’s experiments during the Holocaust. There should be reparations and public apologies to these men and their families. #BlackHistory #Shameful #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory #TeachBlackHistory
The following speaks on a lawsuit settled by the family of Henrietta Lacks.
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Democracy works best when all are included. #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory
Democracy works best when all are included. #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory
Powerful Black women are usually history erased. Don’t let that happen. It’s cliche, but it’s true. #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory.
The following speaks on a brilliant Black scuba diver.
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Recognizing that history daily reminds us why representation, fairness, and accountability in our justice system matters — and why the work of building trust and equity must continue year-round.
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It was rare for a Black family to own 270 acres of land debt free in the Jim Crow South, but the Simmons family were fortunate enough to do so. After White men in the community learned about this, you already know what happened. Take a look.
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The first casualty of the American fight for independence -
March 5, 1770, Boston Massacre.
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The following speaks the first non-Tribal settler of why we now know as Chicago, IL.
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Celebrating James “Jim” Wright, Jr. (1919-1999), founding organizers of the militant, left-led union at the Louisville International Harvester plant, Farm Equipment (FE) Local 236. #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM2026 #blackhistoryisamericanhistory
Stand with Rep Al Greene!! 🇺🇸💪😤
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The following highlights the life of an enslaved Black woman.
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Still relevant today. Palestine, equal rights, military-industrial complex. With background music by Prince, Janet Jackson, The Staple Singers, and more.
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Good human! There are many more of us than them then and now. #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory