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Category Archives: African American History

Retrospective 2020 and Unrest in the Streets

February 17, 2021by Sherie Labedis Leave a comment

The United States is a racist nation and we have not yet chosen to realize that or to root out those who perpetuate the problem.  I have a thoughtful neighbor […]

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African American History, Civil Rights, Life in these United States, Personal Commentary, U.S. History

We are made in the image of God, and then there is John Lewis.

July 18, 2020by Sherie Labedis 2 Comments

In 1965 I thought “this cannot happen in MY country” when I watched the coverage of Bloody Sunday including the beating of John Lewis. Obviously, I was wrong because such […]

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African American History, Civil Rights, Life in these United States, Personal Commentary, The Civil Rights Movement, U.S. History, Voting Rights, Women's Issues

JUNETEENTH

June 19, 2020by Sherie Labedis Leave a comment

You may recognize this entry from Juneteenths in the past when I posted it with a different picture.  Therefore, you will be surprised to know that Juneteenth never existed before.  […]

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African American History, Civil Rights, Life in these United States, Personal Commentary, U.S. History

Events and Ways to Get Involved in Making a Difference

June 15, 2020by Sherie Labedis Leave a comment

  Did you miss the first March on Washington?  Here is your opportunity to  experience the Mass Poor People’s Assembly & Moral March on Washington from your own livingroom. On […]

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African American History, Civil Rights, Life in these United States, U.S. History, Voting Rights, Women's Issues

I Knew But I Had Forgotten – VOTE

June 7, 2020by Sherie Labedis 1 Comment

Sometimes you have to do something regardless of reasons not to.  Or at least I do.  When this happens, I say that I have been called, meaning I am compelled […]

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African American History, Civil Rights, Life in these United States, Personal Commentary, The Civil Rights Movement, U.S. History, Voting Rights

Protests and Voting

June 3, 2020by Sherie Labedis Leave a comment

  The following is an “essay” by President Obama about the actions that will shape our future if we are wise enough to use both: As millions of people across […]

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African American History, Civil Rights, Life in these United States, U.S. History, Voting Rights

On June 12, 1967

June 12, 2018by Sherie Labedis Leave a comment

In Loving v. Virginia, U.S.Supreme Court strikes down as unconstitutional laws in 16 states that prohibit interracial marriage. Read more This was the year before I graduated from college – […]

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African American History, Life in these United States, Personal Commentary, U.S. History

America’s segregated shores: beaches’ long history as a racial battleground

June 12, 2018by Sherie Labedis Leave a comment

In 1965 when I was a volunteer for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference, I worked in rural South Carolina.  That summer nine civil rights workers, SCLC and […]

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African American History, Civil Rights, Life in these United States, Personal Commentary, The Civil Rights Movement, U.S. History

On May 23, 1796

May 23, 2018by Sherie Labedis Leave a comment

President George Washington offers $10 reward for return of Oney Judge, an enslaved black woman who fled after learning that Mrs. Washington planned to give her away as a wedding […]

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African American History, Life in these United States, U.S. History

On May 21, 1961

May 21, 2018by Sherie Labedis Leave a comment

National Guard called to disperse several thousand whites threatening to set fire to First Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Freedom Riders inside. Read […]

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African American History, Civil Rights, Life in these United States, The Civil Rights Movement, U.S. History

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