Historical Events ICYMT Slavery Uncategorized

Forced Labor and Legal Loopholes: Conviction and Forced Labor After the 13th Amendment and Vagrancy Act of 1866

The Vagrancy Act of 1866 and the 13th Amendment are connected through their impact on the legal status and treatment of individuals considered vagrants or [more…]

Historical Events Historical Figures ICYMT Military

The 6888th Central Postal Battalion, Six Triple Eight. “No mail, no morale.”

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion comprised entirely of African American women, faced discrimination and adversity head-on while delivering an essential service to WWII troops [more…]

Historical Events Historical Figures Military

Charles Jackson French, The Human Tugboat

The U.S. Navy will honor World War II hero Charles Jackson French, a Black cook aboard the USS Gregory during the Battle of Guadalcanal, by [more…]

Historical Events Historical Figures ICYMT Local History Racial Violence

Booker T. Spicely, A Victim of Jim Crow Violence

In 1944, Booker T. Spicely, a Black Army private stationed at Camp Butner, clashed with a white bus driver, Herman Council, over seating segregation. The [more…]

Historical Figures Music Slavery Uncategorized

Blind Tom Wigging, Musical Prodigy Who Suffered Exploitation At The Hands Of Those Who Enslaved Him

Thomas Greene Wiggins, known as “Blind Tom,” was a musical prodigy born into slavery. Despite his blindness and autism, his musical talent was revealed early, [more…]

Civil Rights Movement Culture Education Historical Figures Racial Violence

Remembering Ida B. Wells

Ida B. Wells, a remarkable figure in American history, was born during slavery in 1862 in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Wells’ parents and one brother succumbed [more…]