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See our latest blog on Ella Baker. Baker was active in establishing SCLC and SNCC and the Mississippi Democratic Freedom Party. #EllaBaker https://lnkd.in/gESZDKW8

Historianspeaks congratulates Travis Hunter, the recipient of the 2024 Heisman Trophy. Hunter was the No.1 High School player in the country when he played with Jackson State ( HBCU and SWAC school) and was coached by Deon Saunders, a Talladega ( HBCU) grad at JSU and Colorado #TravisHunter #HeismanTrophy

See our latest on the Harlem Rent Strike in 1963. Residents refused to pay rent in order to protest rent hikes and squalid conditions. The tenants eventually won. #HarlemRentStrike #BlackProtest https://lnkd.in/gKQt3ys5

Black soldiers have always been the “mules of the world.” The British West Indian regiment was no exception. Their mutiny in 1918 in response to discrimination and ill treatment sent ripples around the world. #BWIR #WorldWarI https://lnkd.in/gxcy5eCs

See our latest post on Joseph Rainey, the first African American sworn into the US House during Reconstruction. He served four terms. Rainey was a staunch defender of Civil Rights. #JosephRainey#Reconstruction #BlacksinCongress https://lnkd.in/gr4c97Qk

Remembering the murder of Black panther members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark. Hampton and Clark were murdered in their beds by Chicago police in 1969. Young people matter. They made incredible sacrifices for our freedom. #FredHampton #MarkClark https://lnkd.in/gjXTqKaz

See our latest blog on Sammy Davis Jr. Davis was a comic, actor renowned tap dancer. He was also a member of the “Rat Pack.” Be sure to see his tribute to Bill “Bojangles” Robinson,”Mr Bojangles, which is included at the end of the blog. #SammyDavisJr #BillBojanglesRobinson. https://lnkd.in/gY-6dT4z

Historianspeaks knows that justice is a never ending battle. Be encouraged. #HopeBurnsBright

Historianspeaks is saddened to learn of the death of Nikki Giovanni. Giovanni was best known for her poetry in the Black Arts movement. She was working on a collection of poetry at the time of her death. #NikkiGiovanni

See our latest blog on Doris Miller. Miller, who worked in the mess hall, manned a gunner and shot down several planes during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. #DorieMiller #BlacksandWWII https://lnkd.in/g4tRaEJ5