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What Frederick Douglass learned from an Irish antislavery activist: ‘Agitate, agitate, agitate’
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 7 days agoBorn into slavery, Frederick Douglass became one of the leading abolitionists in America....
5 Black History Landmarks in the U.S. You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
AFAR· 4 days agoMuseums like Nashville’s National Museum of African American Music and the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, are some of the best places to learn about Black ...
Arndrea Waters King: Mark Robinson is no Martin Luther King Jr.
Greensboro News & Record· 1 day agoDr. Martin Luther King Jr. used language to inspire a generation of activists and civil rights...
Harrisburg’s William Howard Day made mark as pioneering civil rights leader | Column
The Patriot-News· 6 days agoWilliam Howard Day was a significant 19th-century Black civil rights figure who made his mark in...
Red states strike deals to show controversial conservative videos in schools
New Hampshire Union Leader· 5 days agoA privately funded effort to use disputed videos to teach conservative values in public schools is...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSeveral years before Granger made his declaration in Galveston, famed American orator Frederick Douglass, himself a former enslaved man, spoke to an...
22 Ida B. Wells Quotes About Injustice, Truth and Virtue
Parade via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIda B. Wells was a remarkable human: a groundbreaking African American journalist, civil rights...
For Juneteenth, first Black U.S. astronaut recalls death threats — and lessons learned
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAfrican American history and culture has been his key preoccupation. He's done upward of 18,000...
Have Faith: Spirit of summer - The Martha's Vineyard Times
The Martha's Vineyard Times· 22 hours agoSummer is a good time for faith nerds like me. Oak Bluffs especially offers some great guest...
Need a 4th of July caption? 30 patriotic quotes to honor America and its history
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIt means looking out for yourself by looking out for...