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Wednesday Open Thread: African American Country Musicians
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Thursday Open Thread: Unsolved Civil Rights Era Murders
Good Morning POU. Continuing with our somber look at the domestic terrorism perpetrated upon the African-american citizens for simply wanting to be treated with respect and dignity. Louis Allen (April 25, 1919 – January 31, 1964) was an African-American resident and businessman with a family in Liberty, Mississippi; he was shot and killed on his land after trying to … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Unsolved Civil Rights Era Murders
Monday Open Thread: The Unsung Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement
This week's open threads will highlight the other "unsung" heroes of the Civil Rights movement. We have always talked about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks. There were others, black and white who were involved in securing civil rights for African-Americans. This week's thread will talk about these people. Vernon Ferdinand Dahmer, … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: The Unsung Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement
Thursday Evening Thread: COURAGE
This is the face of COURAGE: Willie Reed did not know Emmett Till, the young black man whose murder in the Mississippi Delta became one of the most infamous lynchings in the history of the Jim Crow South. Mr. Reed saw him only once — on Aug. 28, 1955, during the last hours of Till’s life — in the back of a green and white Chevrolet pickup truck. Mr. Reed, an African … [Read more...] about Thursday Evening Thread: COURAGE