Rev. George Washington Lee
Rev. George Washington Lee (December 25, 1903 – May 7, 1955) was an African American Baptist minister, entrepreneur, civil rights leader, and voting rights activist...
Author : joe bodego
President Chester A. Arthur
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Chester A. Arthur (1829–1886) served as the 21st President of the United States from 1881 to 1885. He is often remembered as one of the...
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
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America’s First Major Immigration Restriction On May 6, 1882, President Chester A. Arthur signed the Chinese Exclusion Act into law, marking a pivotal and controversial...
The Long Shadow of Anti-Miscegenation Laws
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California’s 1943 Race Registration Statute and the Fight for Interracial Marriage Rights in America On May 5, 1943, a new law took effect in California...
The Chicago Real Estate Board’s Expulsion of Members Selling Homes to Black Families
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On May 4, 1921, the Chicago Real Estate Board took a decisive step to enforce racial segregation in housing. In a unanimous vote, the Board...
Jefferson Davis & the Deadly Orders Against Black Union Troops
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On Christmas Eve 1862, as the American Civil War raged into its second winter, Confederate President Jefferson Davis issued a chilling directive to the Confederate...
Jimmy “Fast Fingers” Dawkins
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Jimmy “Fast Fingers” Dawkins (October 24, 1936 – April 10, 2013) was a prominent American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist, singer, and bandleader. He...
Mack Charles Parker
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On April 24–25, 1959, in Pearl River County, Mississippi, 23-year-old Mack Charles Parker—a Black Army veteran and truck driver—was abducted from his jail cell by...
General Daniel ‘Chappie’ James Jr.
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General Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. (February 11, 1920 – February 25, 1978) was a pioneering U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, combat veteran of three wars,...
Dr. Jessica Andrea Watkins
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Dr. Jessica Andrea Watkins (born May 14, 1988) is an American NASA astronaut, planetary geologist, aquanaut, and former international rugby player. She made history in...