JULY 30
1863—President Abraham Lincoln issues his famous “eye-for-an-eye” order. The order was basically a threat aimed at stopping the Confederate practice of...
by Aubrey Bruce
Capitalism: an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and...
JULY 23
1900—The first Pan African conference took place in London, England. Blacks from throughout the world gathered to plot strategies for bringing about...
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JULY 16
1862—Crusading journalist and anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett is born in Holly Springs, Miss. Wells-Barnett was a true militant activist. Her...
Recently, Jay Berry posted an article on mikefarrellsports.com titled: "Deion Sanders Says Honor Legends Now, Not After They're Gone."
Mr. Berry posted the following:...
President Abraham Lincoln, with young son Tad and Senator Charles Sumner, salutes a detachment of African-American Union troops in Richmond, Virginia at the end...
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JULY 2
1777—Vermont becomes first U.S. territory to abolish slavery. By 1783, New Hampshire and Massachusetts had followed Vermont’s lead. The abolition...
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by JULIAN MICHAEL CALDWELL, NY AMSTERDAM NEWS
Readers are transported to the bustling Black community of 1930s Black Bottom...
JUNE 18
1941—Labor and civil rights leader A. Phillip Randolph initially rejects a plea by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to call off the first-ever...
