Equal Opportunity Legislation with Some Teeth
On June 11, 1963, President John F. Kennedy set the stage for the passage of civil rights legislation that made…
Brown versus the Board of Education
In 1951, thirteen families in the small community of Topeka, Kansas got together to do something about an unjust situation….
Booker T. Washington
As you travel this great nation, it is no accident you will see a lot of schools given the name…
Affirmative Action
The history of the growth of equality for African Americans in America has been one of great accomplishments followed by…
Thurgood Marshall
In the long history of uphill struggle for blacks in America, there are many notable firsts. In addition black history…
The Underground Railroad
Sometimes when a people are under their most oppression, that is when they truly are at their best it seems….
The Triumph at the Berlin Olympics
There have been many truly memorable moments in black history where the blatant wrongness of racial discrimination has been dramatically…
Dreams of Greatness
A famous quote of the artist Warhol tells us that in the future everybody will be famous for fifteen minutes….
The Thirteenth Amendment
Looking back on it now, it’s almost amazing to any modern American that we ever needed something like The Thirteenth…
Dancing on the Moon
One of the things about America that dazzles, infuriates and fascinates the rest of the world is our ability to…