After working all day, Parks boarded the Cleveland Avenue bus, a General Motors Old Look bus belonging to the Montgomery City Lines, around 6 p.m., Thursday, December 1, 1955, in downtown Montgomery. She paid her fare and sat in an empty … [Read more...] about 01 DEC 1955 – ROSA PARKS REFUSES TO GIVE UP SEAT
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BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO NAT TURNER
Nat Turner (October 2, 1800 – November 11, 1831) Nat Turner was an enslaved African-American preacher who led a two-day rebellion of both enslaved and free black people in Southampton County, Virginia, beginning August 21, 1831. … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO NAT TURNER
BLACK STAR LINE 101 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
27 June 2020, marks 101 years since the incorporation of the Black Star Line by Marcus Garvey and members of the UNIA - Universal Negro Improvement Association. The Black Star Line was created to facilitate the transportation of goods … [Read more...] about BLACK STAR LINE 101 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
JUNETEENTH INDEPENDENCE DAY
Emancipation Day Celebrations 1900. Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day, is an American holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865, announcement of the abolition of slavery in the US state of Texas, and … [Read more...] about JUNETEENTH INDEPENDENCE DAY
APRIL 04, 1968 – DEATH OF A DREAMER
Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1954 until his assassination in 1968. He is best known for advancing … [Read more...] about APRIL 04, 1968 – DEATH OF A DREAMER