Retrospective 2020 and Unrest in the Streets
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 […]
Category Archives: African American History
We are made in the image of God, and then there is John Lewis.
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 […]
JUNETEENTH
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. […]
Events and Ways to Get Involved in Making a Difference
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 […]
I Knew But I Had Forgotten – VOTE
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 […]
Protests and Voting
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 […]
On June 12, 1967
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 – […]
America’s segregated shores: beaches’ long history as a racial battleground
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 […]
On May 23, 1796
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 […]
On May 21, 1961
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 […]
Sherie Labedis 