GOOD MORNING, P.O.U.! This week's series will focus on the 1968 documentary Black History Lost, Stolen or Strayed narrated by Bill Cosby. … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Black History Lost, Stolen or Strayed
African American History
Monday Open Thread: African Americans and Golf History
Good Morning POU! This week we'll look back in history at how African-Americans broke ground in the game of golf. We began by paying tribute to the inventor of the modern golf tee. George Fitzgerald Grant George F. Grant, who was not only one of the first African-American golfers in post-Civil War America, he was one of the first African-American dentists. His was the … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African Americans and Golf History
Tuesday Evening Thread: On This Day – The Brownsville Affair
(courtesy of PBS & Newsone) The Brownsville Raid of 1906, also known as the “Brownsville Affair,” in Texas resulted in the largest U.S. Army dismissal in the history of the military branch. On the night of August 13th, a shooting spree took place in the town of Brownsville that claimed the life of a White bartender and wounded a Hispanic police officer. Without clear … [Read more...] about Tuesday Evening Thread: On This Day – The Brownsville Affair
Saturday Open Thread: African-American Civil War Spies
GOOD MORNING PRAGOBOTS! We hope you're enjoying your weekend! We conclude our series on African-American Civil War Spies with... Mary Touvestre … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-American Civil War Spies
Friday Open Thread: African-American Civil War Spies
HAPPY FRIDAY PRAGOBOTS! We continue our series on African-American Civil War Spies... ROBERT SMALLS (April 5, 1839 – February 23, 1915) … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African-American Civil War Spies