Continuing with the theme of this open thread, I highlight the Unita Blackwell. Unita Blackwell (born March 18, 1933) is an American civil rights activist who was the first African-American woman, and the tenth African American, to be elected mayor in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Blackwell was a project director for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: The Unsung Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement
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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
Saturday Open Thread: African-Americans and the Revolutionary War
Henry Washington was a one time African-American slave of the first president of the United States, George Washington. His history and linked documents can be found on-line. Transported as a slave to America, he was bought by George Washington in 1763 to work on a project for draining the Great Dismal Swamp. He was living at Mount Vernon, caring for George Washington’s horses. … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-Americans and the Revolutionary War
Friday Open Thread: African-Americans and the Revolutionary War
It's Friday! It's the end of the work week and the start of the weekend. Continuing with the theme of the week, I will highlight the accomplishments of Thomas Peters. Thomas Peters (also known as Thomas Potters) (June 25, 1738 in Nigeria - 1792 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) was one of the Black Loyalist Founding Fathers of Sierra Leone. Peters, along with David … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African-Americans and the Revolutionary War
Thursday Open Thread: African-Americans and The Revolutionary War
Continuing with this week's theme, I will continue to focus on African-Americans and their roles in Revolutionary Era. Salem Poor (1747–1802) was an African-American slave who purchased his freedom, became a soldier, and rose to fame as a war hero during the American Revolutionary War. Poor was born in 1747 into slavery on a farm in Andover, Massachusetts owned by John Poor … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African-Americans and The Revolutionary War