You dont really know Dr. King #mlkday #blackhistory #blackstories #RacialJustice
Whites Only After Dark, These were places in the U.S. where non-white people, especially African Americans, were warned to leave by sunset. #SundownTown #blackhistory #drivingwhileblack #RacialJustice
Did you know that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and evangelist Billy Graham shared an unexpected friendship?
The MOVE bombing took place on May 13, 1985, when Philadelphia PD dropped explosives on the Cobbs Creek neighborhood in Philadelphia. #movebombing #BlackHistory #RacialJustice #MOVE
Mamie Till was born in Mississippi in 1921, After her son Emmett Till's brutal murder in 1955, The open-casket funeral and images published in Jet Magazine galvanized the Movement. Despite no justice in court, her advocacy inspired many, fueling actions like Rosa Parks’ later that year #emmetttill #mamietill #CivilRightsMovement #RacialJustice #BlackHistory
Idlewild, Michigan, founded in 1912, was a haven for African Americans during the Jim Crow era and soon became known as the Summer Apollo of Michigan. #IdlewildMichigan #BlackHistory #AfricanAmericanHeritage #HistoricBlackCommunity #JimCrowEra
William Tucker was the first person of African ancestry born in the 13 British Colonies in 1624 near Jamestown, Virginia. #EarlyBlackHistory #AfricanAmericanHeritage #JamestownLegacy #firstafricanamericans #BlackHistoryMatters
Did you know New Year's Day was once called "Hiring Day" or "Heartbreak Day"? For enslaved people in the South, it was a day of uncertainty and fear. They awaited news about whether they'd be rented out to another household, possibly separating them from their families.
New Years Eve has always had deep connections to Black communitiy and Black History. #newyearsevecelebration #blackhistory #WatchNight #blacknewyears
