Our nation’s past is filled with stories of triumphs, but what about those times of oppression, darkness, and despair? What about the most horrid chapter of them all – the…
Category: Racial Violence
The Great Migration and Efforts to Suppress It.
The early 20th century was a time when African Americans faced widespread racism, discrimination, and segregation in the Southern United States. During this era, a significant movement known as the…
Newspapers Role In The Buying And Selling Of Slaves
Newspapers played a significant role in disseminating information and facilitating various transactions. Sadly, one of those transactions was the sale of human beings. These newspapers not only advertised slaves for…
The Slave Bible, A Tool Used to Promote Subservience and Opperssion of African Enslave People
The Slave Bible was used as a potent tool for mind control developed by British missionaries during the era of slavery. Unlike a typical Bible, this version was significantly abridged,…
The 1920 Ocoee Massacre, a stark reminder of the deep-seated racism that plagued American society.
In 1920, during the height of racial tension and discrimination in the United States, a courageous African American named Mose Norman dared to challenge the deeply ingrained prejudices of his…
The Colfax Massacre. Another Time of Bloody Violence During Reconstruction.
The Colfax Massacre of 1873 was a violent incident in Colfax, Louisiana, where an estimated 150 to 300 African Americans were killed. The incident occurred during the Reconstruction era, following…
Selma-to-Montgomery Marches and the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Two pivotal events in the American civil rights movement
The 1965 civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama became a turning point in the struggle for racial equality, galvanizing support for the civil rights movement and leading to…
How Black Slaves Were Sold as “Specimens” for Medical Experimentation
Slave bodies were a readily available medical commodity. The slave owner and the doctor conspired to to traffic these bodies for medical experiments. By Takudzwa Hillary Chiwanza. January 8th, 2020 Slavery…
JB Stradford: The Black Hotel Owner Deemed The Bezos Of Black Wall Street
DeAnna Taylor • Jun 1, 2021 May 31, 2021, officially marked 100 years since the massacre that took place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Thousands of Black men, women, children, and esteemed business owners were…
Black WWII soldiers asked a white woman for doughnuts and were shot
By JUSTIN WM. MOYERTHE WASHINGTON POST • January 15, 2023 About two weeks after the end of World War II in Europe, French women were serving U.S. soldiers coffee and doughnuts in a…