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After the Civil War, the Reconstruction era brought about hope and change in the form of citizenship and equality in America. Black men were...
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In 1932 the United States Public Health Service commissioned a study on the effects of untreated syphilis. 600 poor black men from Alabama were...
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Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Katherine Johnson is a powerhouse unlike any other. Entering college at the tender age of 15, Johnson’s advanced mathematical...
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In June of 1882, a 30-year-old shoemaker by the name of Homer Plessy of New Orleans led a revolution that aimed to overturn Jim...
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Black women and their commitment to freedom and equality has often been minimized in history books. However, with black women standing at the front...
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Shirley Chisholm is a political icon who paved the way for politics as we know it today. As an active participant for women’s rights...
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Although the 13th Amendment passed the Senate in 1864 and the House in 1865, the loopholes that exist continue to wreak havoc on the...
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After years of requesting an all-black unit in the National Guard, the governor of New York finally put the order into place. In January...
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After joining the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X became known as a human rights activist whose teachings led the charge of black progression during...