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This Month in History – August
1834 – Slavery was abolished throughout the British Empire – Slavery Abolition Act 1833 came into effect. August 2, 1850 – The start of The Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century enslaved people in the United States in efforts to escape to free states and Canada. The Underground… Continue reading
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Lost to History – Unfamiliar Faces: Latasha Harlins and Deadwyler
Rodney King. It is a name that rings all too familiar in the history of Black America. Latasha Harlins however, is a not so familiar face. Latasha Harlins Latasha Harlins died 13 days after the beating of Rodney King on March 16, 1991 at The Empire Liquor Market in South-Central Los Angeles with two dollars… Continue reading
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Unfamiliar Faces – Lost to History: Before Parks
“They said they didn’t want to use a pregnant teenager because it would be controversial and the people would talk about the pregnancy more than the boycott,” Colvin says. – https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-43171799 Was Rosa Parks the only woman to refuse to give up her seat on a segregated bus? Below are a few of the women… Continue reading
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Tales of African American History Found in DNA
Very interesting article. Check it out: “The history of African Americans poses special challenges for geneticists. During the slave trade, their ancestors were captured from genetically diverse populations across a portion of West Africa. Adding to the complexity is the fact that living African Americans also may trace some of their ancestry to Europeans and… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Timbuktu
Timbuktu is a city in the West African nation of Mali, situated north of the River Niger on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert. Founded by nomads, it is most known as “The City of Gold.” While some scholars and proposed travelers attempt to debunk the “myth” (claiming to have reached the city where… Continue reading
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Why I Go #UNDERGROUND
If you could go back to Harriet Tubman’s days and with what you know now, help her to free more slaves based on your knowledge of the future, would you be able to help her? With what you know about history today, would you be able to assist her in carrying more people to freedom?… Continue reading
