Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Aaron Anderson is awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1865 ! Joe Lewis knocks out Max Schmeling in 1938 !

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US Navy poster featuring Landsman Aaron Anderson. Photo #: NH 103775 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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June 22, 2020 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Civil rights workers, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Mickey Schwerner are murdered in Mississippi by Klu Klux Klan in 1964.

written by Marc Alexander

James Earl Chaney. Transwiki approved by: en:User:Dmcdevit (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Andrew Goodman (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Michael Schwerner (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

June 21, 2020 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Muhammad Ali is convicted of draft evasion after refusing induction into the armed services in 1967 ! Harry Belafonte become the first Afro American to win an Emmy in 1960 !

written by Marc Alexander

Portrait of Harry Belafonte, singing, 1954 Feb. 18. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Bust portrait of Muhammad Ali, World Journal Tribune photo by Ira Rosenberg (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Curt Anderson interviews Muhammad Ali (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Harry Belafonte, Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

June 20, 2020 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! 2 years after The Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston Texas are finally informed of their freedom in 1865 . Celebrated as “Juneteenth” !

written by Marc Alexander

Juneteenth – General Orders Number 3 (Photo credit: Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com)

Juneteenth (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

June 19, 2020 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! U.S. Supreme Court bans housing discrimination in 1968, known as the Civil Rights Act of 1968. Signed into law by President Johnson. 3,000 Afro American Students boycott Boston Public schools over the quality of their education in 1963 !

written by Marc Alexander

President Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

June 18, 2020 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! The Tuskegee Merchant Boycott begins in response to the attempt to exclude Afro American voters in Tuskegee Alabama in 1957.

written by Marc Alexander

History class at Tuskegee, 1902 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: “The Oaks”, former home of Booker T. Washington located on the Tuskegee University campus in Tuskegee, Alabama. The building is a contributing property to the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site and National Landmark. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: George Washington Carver (front row, center) poses with fellow staff members at the Tuskegee Institute (now known as Tuskegee University) located in the U.S. state of Alabama. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

June 17, 2020 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! The “Soweto Uprising”. A non-violent march of over 10,000 students in Soweto, South Africa, turns violent when police open fire on the crowd in 1976. Kenneth A. Gibson becomes first Afro American Mayor of Newark in 1970 !

written by Marc Alexander

Soweto, South Africa (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: A shanty town in Soweto, South Africa. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Soweto (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Map of South Africa, with provinces, neighbouring countries and oceans labelled in English. Based on File:Map of South Africa with provincial borders.svg. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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June 16, 2020 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Henry O. Flipper becomes the first Afro American to graduate from West Point in 1877 !

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English: Photograph of Henry Ossian Flipper in his West Point cadet uniform. (http://www.usma.edu/Bicentennial/FlipperDinner.asp). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Photo of the first African American Graduate of West Point, Henry O. Flipper (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

June 15, 2020 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Jamaican Sprinter, Asafa Powell breaks 100m world record with a time of 9.77 seconds in 2005 !

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English: Asafa Powell after his 9.72 win and track record at the 2010 Bislett Games. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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June 14, 2020 0 comment

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Today in Afro History ! Thurgood Marshall is nominated to become the first Afro American on the U.S. Supreme Court in 1967 !

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English: thurgood marshall in his robe (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Polski: Thurgood Marshall (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Thurgood Marshall, appointed by Kennedy to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

June 13, 2020 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Activist, Medgar Evers is shot and killed in 1963. Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964.

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Nelson Mandela, July 4 1993. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Young Nelson Mandela. This photo dates from 1937. South Africa protect the copyright of photographs for 50 years from their first publication. See . Since this image would have been PD in South Africa in 1996, when the URAA took effect, this image is PD in the U.S. Image source: http://www.anc.org.za/people/mandela/index.html (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, Gauteng, on 13 May 1998 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Medgar Evers (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

June 12, 2020 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Governor George Wallace tries to prevent Afro American Students from registering at the University of Alabama in 1963. Vivian Malone Jones being escorted in by Deputy U.S. Attorney General.

written by Marc Alexander

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entering Foster Auditorium to register for classes at the University of Alabama. Vivian Malone, one of the first African Americans to attend the university, walks through a crowd that includes photographers, National Guard members, and Deputy U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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June 11, 2020 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! The first Afro American Heavyweight Champion, Jack Johnson passes away in 1946. Activist, Marcus Garvey passes away in 1940.

written by Marc Alexander

English: Jack Johnson, 1915 Source:Library of Congress – George Grantham Bain Collection Restrictions: Per LOC reproduction #LC-USZ62-29331 – no known restrictions on photograph Publish date: March 31, 1915 Photographer: Unknown Publisher:Unknown (Photo credit: Wikipedia)