Good Tuesday morning Obots! Today's featured legends in the world of motorsports are Charles Wiggins and Wendell Scott. Charles Wiggins was born and raised in Indianapolis, one of the hotbeds of American auto racing, but at the time – the 1920s - a city with a deeply-divided ethnic population. Despite the heavy presence of the Ku Klux Klan and racial barriers of the day, … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African Americans in MotorSports
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Saturday Open Thread: Saluting Scout Troop 914
OK, so we're late with the congratulations, but its never too late to recognize great achievements! While googling for African-American Anglers, I came across an article on outdoor sporting achievments of teens and there was a reference to this Boy Scout Troop's history making year in 2010. Dallas Boy Scout Troop 914 makes history with 12 new Eagle Scouts Dallas's own Boy … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Saluting Scout Troop 914
Monday Open Thread: African Americans in the American Revolution
GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! This week, we're going to take a look at African Americans in the American Revolution Crispus Attucks Crispus Attucks (c. 1722 – March 5, 1770) was an American slave, merchant seaman and dockworker of Wampanoag and African descent. He was the first person shot to death by British redcoats during the Boston Massacre, in Boston, … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African Americans in the American Revolution
Monday Evening Thread: The First Family reads at the 2012 White House Easter Roll
The First Family reads "A Sick Day for Amos McGee, written by Philip C. Stead and illustrated by Erin Stead, at the 2012 White House Easter Egg Roll. … [Read more...] about Monday Evening Thread: The First Family reads at the 2012 White House Easter Roll