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Tuesday Open Thread: Little Known or Interesting Black History Facts

February 25, 2014 by pragobots 150 Comments

Continuing on with this week’s theme, here are  5 more black history facts.

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Harriet Jacobs

FACT 1: Abolitionist Harriet Ann Jacobs published Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl in 1861 under the pseudonym Linda Brent. The book chronicles the hardships and sexual abuse she experienced as a woman growing up in slavery. Jacobs fled slavery in 1835 by hiding in a crawlspace in her grandmother’s attic for seven years before traveling to Philadelphia by boat, and eventually to New York.

FACT 2: Heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis helped to end segregation in the U.S. armed forces while serving in the Army during World War II.

FACT 3:  In 1967, Robert H. Lawrence, Jr. became the first African-American to be trained as an astronaut. He unfortunately died in a plane crash during flight training before he could be sent on his first space mission. Sixteen years later, Guion “Guy” Bluford carried on Lawrence’s legacy by becoming the first black man in space.

FACT 4:  Athletes John Carlos and Tommie Smith made history — and headlines — when they raised their black-gloved fists on the awards stand at the 1968 Olympics. Both also wore black socks and no shoes on the podium, representing black poverty in America.

FACT 5: During the 1930’s, painter Charles Alston founded the 306 group, which convened in his studio space and provided support and apprenticeship for African-American artists, including Langston Hughes; sculptor Augusta Savage; and mixed-media visionary Romare Bearden.

 

***All information courtesy of Biography.com***

Filed Under: African Americans, Arts and Culture, Education, Entertainment, Open Thread Tagged With: 306 Group, Augusta Savage, Black History Factoids, Charles Alston, Harriet Ann Jacobs, Joe Louis, Johnny Carlos, Langston Hughes, Our History, Robert H. Lawrence, Romare Bearden, Tommy Smith, Tuesday Open Thread

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