Abolition Movement

Continuing with this week's theme, I am going to highlight some more  historic African-American firsts. Today's person had a very interesting life and sadly, he is still not discussed very much. He is also one of the earliest advocates of the use of "black" instead of "colored."     James McCune Smith (April 18, 1813 – November 17, 1865) was an … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: More African-American Firsts