I hope you are enjoying this week's threads... Moses Williams (October 10, 1845 – August 23, 1899) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African-American History of the Pacific Northwest
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Wednesday Open Thread: African-American History of the Pacific Northwest
Continuing with the celebration of Black History Month, I will highlight Horace R. Cayton Sr. Horace Roscoe Cayton Sr. (1859–1940) was an American journalist and political activist. The son of a slave and a white plantation owner's daughter, Cayton went to Seattle, Washington, in the early 1890s, launching his own newspaper, the Seattle Republican, in 1894. The paper was … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African-American History of the Pacific Northwest
Tuesday Open Thread: African-American History of the Pacific Northwest
It's Tuesday and to continue on with the theme for this week, I am highlighting trailblazer, Susie Revels Cayton. Susie Revels Cayton (1870 – 1943) was a writer, editor, activist, and leader in the black community in Seattle at the start of the 20th century. Susie Sumner Revels was born to free parents in Mississippi in 1870, the same year her father, Hiram Revels, … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African-American History of the Pacific Northwest
Monday Open Thread: African-American History of the Pacific Northwest
This week's open threads will highlight history makers in one region of the country, the Pacific Northwest. George Washington (August 15, 1817 – August 26, 1905) was the founder of the town of Centralia, Washington. He is remembered as a leading African American pioneer of the Pacific Northwest. … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African-American History of the Pacific Northwest
Saturday Open Thread: African-Americans in the Old West
Good morning POU! It's the Superbowl weekend! I hope you have enjoyed this wee's open threads about African-Americans in the Old West. Today I am highlighting the life of Mary Jane Holmes Shipley Drake Mary Jane Holmes Shipley Drake was an American slave involved in the Holmes v. Ford case, from which she gained her freedom in 1853. … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-Americans in the Old West