Tag: Civil Rights Movement
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#NeverForget: Four Little Girls and Two Little Boys
On September 15, 1963, Addie Mae Collins, Carol Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley were murdered in the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Countless others were injured in the bombing of this church which has been a cornerstone in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham. Yesterday, as many posted images…
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Part II: Interview Between Harry Belafonte and Geraldine Wilson
Part One can be found here. Harry Belafonte, Source Geraldine Wilson GW: Tell me about you and books as when you were a child, and you were reading. We have lots of teachers and our focus has been on books for children. One of the most important children’s book author is Shirley Graham’s brother, Lawrence Graham.…
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Victims of Hate, Part II
Image Source Lt. Col. Lemuel Penn, July 1964 People commit crimes like this because they are ignorant. They need to be educated. Georgia Penn, wife of Lt. Col. Lemuel Penn In the summer of 1964, Lt. Col. John D Howard, Major Charles E. Brown, and Lt. Col. Lemuel Penn travelled from Washington, D.C. to Fort…
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It’s Official!/New Findings
Will edit this post in the morning. This past week has been hectic. As you may or may not have known, I have moved to Boston and start work in the morning (graduate school does not start until September). My remaining time at home was spent packing and hanging out with my family. This does…
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For Evers: Myrlie Evers-WIlliams
I was in the grocery store, ear phones in my head jamming to Stevie Wonder. Old school I know. I was anxious to get out of the store, same story too many stares and I rush to the shortest line fumbling to grab a bag. Here, in Lithuania, you grab a plastic bag before check…
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