Black and Education
Black and Education

Black and Education

Danita Smith

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Stories about Black History delves into the human side of the experiences we have had throughout America and the world.

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Who Was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Grandfather?
JAN 13, 2024
Who Was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Grandfather?
Let's explore the man who laid the foundation for Dr. King and his family in Atlanta.
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38 MIN
What is Fannie Lou Hamer Known For?
OCT 5, 2023
What is Fannie Lou Hamer Known For?
October 6, 1917 - March 14, 1977
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Thutmose III and the Battle of Megiddo
SEP 5, 2023
Thutmose III and the Battle of Megiddo
In the first year of his reign (after the reign of his aunt, Hatshepsut, 1479 - 1458 BC), King Thutmose III began a twenty-year effort to regain control of areas that had been won under his father and predecessors. The records of his efforts are carved in monuments in the Temple of Amen at Karnak.
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Shepenwepet II - Nubian Priestess and Princess
SEP 5, 2023
Shepenwepet II - Nubian Priestess and Princess
About 700 years before Christ, B.C., the land of Kemet (Egypt) was ruled by Nubian Kings along with the land of Kush. Kashta and Piye (Piankhy), father and son kings of Kush, helped to create a united country that consisted of Kush (in today’s Sudan) and, first Upper Kemet, then all of Kemet. In particular King Piankhy established rule and set up governance of this new kingdom, from his home base in Napata in today’s Sudan.
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Lynch Law in Georgia by Ida B. Wells
APR 21, 2023
Lynch Law in Georgia by Ida B. Wells
Ida B. Wells wrote about several incidences in Georgia, in 1899. This is an excerpt of the murders of several men, who were tied together in a warehouse, awaiting trial the next morning on the accusation of arson. “That the awful story of their slaughter may not be considered overdrawn, the following description is taken from the columns of the Atlanta Journal , as it was written by Royal Daniel, a staff correspondent. The story of the lynching thus told is as follows :
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8 MIN