Post: This man did everything this country said that you are supposed to do in order to earn respect.... This man did everything this country said that you are supposed to do in order to earn respect. Valedictorian, At sixteen, first black graduated Oberlin Multilingual law degree. Flawless academic record, Meet George Goyer machine. And when he applied to the Pennsylvania bar and eighteen, forty seven, they said no because he was black. So let's be clear this wasn't a paperwork issue. They flat out told him that being a person of color made him unfit to practice law. Not unqualified. Unacceptable because even brilliant has no value when it's coming from the wrong body. But John didn't just sit around begging for approval, He moved to New York and passed the bar There. He became the first black lawyer in the state and then went to teach and lead at HBC use, including Howard and Elkhorn and get this. He was also a poet, a writer and an abolitionist. This man was the full package, and Pennsylvania still kept the door slammed in his face. He died in eighteen, seventy eight. It took them until twenty ten, Yes, two thousand and ten to admit that they were wrong and posthumously grant him bar membership. One hundred and sixty three years too late. Way to go Pennsylvania. But hey, racial justice always arrives just in time for the photo - op. George Boyer version wasn't rejected because he wasn't good enough he was rejected because he was too damn good and the system wasn't ready to be held to his standards. Say his name, George Boyer Vashon esquire share believe inspire blacks be.

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Post: Imagine risking everything for your country and then having your name erased from history. To date, three thousand five hundred twenty eight service members have received the Medal of Honor, the United States'highest military award for valor since it's creation in eighteen sixty one. This is Major General Charles C. Rogers, a man who faced death so his soldiers could live in nineteen Sixty eight during the Vietnam War. His base was hit with relentless enemy fire. Did he hide ? No, He grabbed a rifle, fought back and led counterattacks while wounded three times he was hit by enemy fire, but he refused to leave his men. He save WD countless lives and for that he became the first Black officer to receive the Medal of Honor in Vietnam. Facing enormous backlash, the Pentagon removes and then restores webpage honoring the Medal of Honor recipient, Major General Charles C. Rodgers, who was awarded by President Ray Richard Nixon in Nineteen Seventy. This isn't just about Rodgers. If we stay silent, who else will they erase ? Black history is American history. We cannot let them rewrite our past. Drop a like in the comments if you agree and don't forget to follow and share for more Black history facts. Share, believe, inspire blacks, be.

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