GOOD MORNING POU! We hope you're enjoying your weekend! We conclude our series on African-American Owned Resorts with.... LINCOLN HILLS Gilpin County, Colorado … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African American Resorts II
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Wednesday Evening Thread: June 11, 1963
Color footage of the Radio and Television Report to the American People on Civil Rights, delivered from the President's office at 8 p.m. on June 11, 1963 President Kennedy speaks from the Oval Office in response to the National Guard being sent to protect African American students at the University of Alabama. The President declares that a moral crisis exists in America … [Read more...] about Wednesday Evening Thread: June 11, 1963
Saturday Open Thread: African-American Owned Resorts
GOOD MORNING POU! We hope you're enjoying your weekend! We conclude our series on African-American Owned Resorts with.... LINCOLN HILLS Gilpin County, Colorado (From BlackPast.org) Lincoln Hills Country Club (1922-1966) In the years prior to World War II, the Lincoln Hills Country Club was a renowned vacation development for African Americans in the Rocky … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-American Owned Resorts
Saturday Open Thread- Little Rock Nine
Happy Saturday Obots! This week's open threads have highlighted the individuals of the Little Rock Nine. Little Rock Nine in 2007 Elizabeth Eckford (born October 4, 1941) was one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread- Little Rock Nine
Friday Open Thread- Little Rock Nine
It's Friday P.O.U. Family and lurkers! It's the end of another week and the start of the weekend. This week's open theme has focused on the individuals that make up the Little Rock Nine. Melba Pattillo Beals (born December 7, 1941) is a journalist and member of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who were the first to integrate Central High in Little … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread- Little Rock Nine