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The History of the Black Soldier
Black soldiers have been an instrumental part of the armed forces since the Civil War. They put their lives on their line for their...
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The First Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad for many of us symbolizes the journey African slaves went on in the name of freedom. But, contrary to popul...
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Transatlantic Slave Trade
In the early 1500s, the transatlantic slave trade commenced. Europeans invaded west and central Africa, capturing free people, ensla...
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The Birth of Hip Hop
In 1973, DJ Kool Herc set up his turntables and introduced a technique at a South Bronx house party that would change music as many...
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The Birth of a Nation & The Origins of the NAACP
In 1915, D.W. Griffith, released a film that would go down as one of the most disturbing representations of black Americans ever, Th...
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The Beginning of Black History: Juan Garrido
In the early 1500s, a West African man named Juan Garrido joined the ranks of Spanish explorers who ventured out in hopes of discove...
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The Civil War & Emancipation
Be Woke Presents Black History in Two Minutes (or so) In 1861, the south’s threats of seceding the union led to the start of the Civ...
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The Red Summer
The events unfolding across the United States today in the wake of the brutal murder of George Floyd, are an eerie repetition of eve...
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The Black Press: From Freedom’s Journal to The Crisis, Ebony & Jet
White publications have sought to represent all voices in America since it’s discovery. But, in 1827, Samuel Cornish and John Russwu...
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The Black Church
Religion as we know it infiltrated the black community during slavery. While the objective leaned on pacifying slaves, black people...
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