Continuing on with this week's theme, here are 5 more black history facts. FACT 1: Abolitionist Harriet Ann Jacobs published Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl in 1861 under the pseudonym Linda Brent. The book chronicles the hardships and sexual abuse she experienced as a woman growing up in slavery. Jacobs fled slavery in 1835 by hiding in a crawlspace in her … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Little Known or Interesting Black History Facts
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Tuesday Open Thread- The Black British Invasion
This week's open thread theme focusing on Black British musicians and singers. Willow - 1976 Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading, MBE (born 9 December 1950) is a British singer, songwriter and guitarist. Armatrading is a three-time Grammy Award-nominee and has been nominated twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist. She also received an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread- The Black British Invasion
Saturday Open Thread- African American Cowboys
This week's open thread theme focused on African-American Cowboys and a Cowgirl. There are others out there, I could only highlight the ones with lots of biographical information. Bose Ikard was born a slave in Summerville, Mississippi, in June 1847 according to the best available evidence. It is likely that his slave master, Dr. Milton Ikard, was his father and his mother … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread- African American Cowboys
Friday Open Thread- African-American Cowboys
John Ware (1845– 1905) was an African-American and later African-Canadian cowboy, best remembered for his ability to ride and train horses and for bringing the first cattle to southern Alberta in 1882, helping to create that province's important ranching industry. Ware was born into slavery in South Carolina. After the American Civil War he left the Carolinas for … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread- African-American Cowboys
Monday Open Thread- Famous African-American Cowboys
This week's open thread will focus on African-American Cowboys. Nat Love, also known as Deadwood Dick (1854–1921), was an African American cowboy following the American Civil War. In 1907, Love wrote his autobiography, "Life and Adventures of Nat Love." In his autobiography, Nat Love explains that his father was a slave foreman in the fields, and his mother managed the … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread- Famous African-American Cowboys