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35 Quotes From Famous Voices in Black History That Will Inspire You This February
Country Living via AOL· 1 year agoInspire others with these powerful Black History Month quotes. Revisit famous words by Black leaders...
Black Americans’ influence on Washington, D.C., etched in design, stone and history
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves.” — Michelle Obama. Former first lady...
Black farmer looks to rethink stigma of picking cotton
ABC News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoOld images of African Americans picking cotton remind many of the oppression suffered by generations...
Here's Why Black History Month Falls in February
Good Housekeeping via AOL· 1 year agoIt’s easy for many African Americans to take Black History Month for granted. Yet, Black History Month’s presence is as constant and steady as choir...
In Honor of Black History Month, 30 Black History Facts You May Not Be Aware Of
Parade via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMartin Luther King, Jr. speaking at the March on Washington. From trailblazers to inventors,...
Op-Ed: American history is a parade of horrors — and also heroes
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJohn Brown, an evangelical militia leader who was hanged for trying to arm enslaved people for an...
How well do you know your monuments to Black Americans? Here's a primer.
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMemphis is a city rich in African American history. From early 20th Century businessmen to civil...
16 women abolitionists you may not know about
Stacker via AOL· 5 months agoLibrary of Congress // Getty Images; Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images It is an egregious fact that forced labor has long been a practice in...
A visual history of campus protests in the US
Stacker via AOL· 1 month agoHoward Ruffner // Getty Images The current wave of pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses has thrust the long history of student activism in the...
A history of book banning in America
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBook banning. Illustrated | Getty Images Books are disappearing from the shelves of America's schools. Books about gay and lesbian characters. Books...