GOOD MORNING, P.O.U.! We continue our series on Afro-Cuban MARIANA GRAJALES COELLO "Mother of Cuba" (1808-1893) … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Afro-Cuban Political Figures
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Saturday Open Thread: Black Nurses Who Changed the Course of History
Mary Jane Seacole (23 November 1805 – 14 May 1881), née Grant, was a Jamaican-born woman of Scottish and Creole descent who set up a "British Hotel" behind the lines during the Crimean War, which she described as "a mess-table and comfortable quarters for sick and convalescent officers," and provided succour for wounded servicemen on the battlefield. She was posthumously … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Black Nurses Who Changed the Course of History
Saturday Open Thread: African American Military Heroes
Good Morning POU! Today's featured honoree was a United States Army Captain and the first African-American commissioned officer to receive the Medal of Honor. Riley L. Pitts Riley Leroy Pitts was born in Fallis, Oklahoma. He attended Wichita State University and graduated in 1960 with a degree in Journalism. Pitts married Mrs. Eula Pitts and had a daughter, Stacie, … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African American Military Heroes
Friday Open Thread: African American Military Heroes
TGIF POU! Today's featured heroes all received the Medal of Honor for their actions during the Civil War. "Once let the black man get upon his person the brass letter, U.S., let him get an eagle on his button, and a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pocket, there is no power on earth that can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship." - Frederick … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African American Military Heroes
Thursday Open Thread: African American Military Heroes
Good Morning POU! Today's Medal of Honor hero was also an honoree as "Badass of the Week" for his bravery in Vietnam. Charles C. Rogers Charles Rogers joined the U.S. Army through the Army ROTC program at West Virginia State College (now West Virginia State University), in 1952, and by 1968 was serving as a Lieutenant Colonel in command of 1st Battalion, 5th Field … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African American Military Heroes