Concluding this week's theme, here are the last 5 facts... FACT 1:In 1829, David Walker of Boston publishes An Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World which calls for a slave uprising in the South. The fiery-militant David Walker was born on September 28, 1785, in Wilmington, North Carolina. His father was an enslaved African who died a few months before his son’s … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Little Known or Interesting Black History Facts
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Saturday Open Thread: Black/African Nationalists and Revolutionaries
This week's open threads focused on folks who are considered either Nationalists or Revolutionaries. Today's revolutionary is Patrice Lumumba. Patrice Émery Lumumba (born Élias Okit'Asombo; July 2, 1925 – January 17, 1961) was a Congolese independence leader and the first democratically elected Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo after he helped win its … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Black/African Nationalists and Revolutionaries
Saturday Open Thread: More African-American Firsts
This week's open threads focused on the accomplishments of several African-Americans. Blanche Kelso Bruce (March 1, 1841 – March 17, 1898) was a U.S. politician who represented Mississippi as a Republican in the U.S. Senate from 1875 to 1881 and was the first elected non-white senator to serve a full term. Hiram R. Revels, also of Mississippi, was the first to ever … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: More African-American Firsts
Saturday Open Thread: Famous Depictions of African-American Stereotypes and Blackface
Louise Beavers (March 8, 1902 – October 26, 1962) was an African-American film and television actress. Beavers appeared in dozens of films from the 1920's until 1960, most often in the role of a maid, servant, or slave. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Beavers was a member of Sigma Gamma Rhosorority, one of the four African-American sororities. Louise Beavers was a breakthrough … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Famous Depictions of African-American Stereotypes and Blackface
Saturday Open Thread: African-Americans and the Revolutionary War
Henry Washington was a one time African-American slave of the first president of the United States, George Washington. His history and linked documents can be found on-line. Transported as a slave to America, he was bought by George Washington in 1763 to work on a project for draining the Great Dismal Swamp. He was living at Mount Vernon, caring for George Washington’s horses. … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-Americans and the Revolutionary War