June 21st: The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the so-called "grandfather clause" in Guinn v. United States, which allowed voters to skip literacy tests for voting if their grandfathers had been allowed to vote, which had protected the rights of illiterate white voters.

In 1915.

#History #USHistory #OnThisDay #OnThisDayInHistory #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory

June 19th: Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation and two months after Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, slaves in Galveston, Texas, United States, are officially informed of their freedom.

In 1865.

#History #USHistory #Juneteenth #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory

Speakers in the Juneteenth and Digital Divide webinar discussed the importance of celebrating Juneteenth, and also bridging the digital divide to create access to high-speed internet for New York State residents.

Read more here: https://www.caribbeanlife.com/juneteenth-the-significance-of-freedom-and-access-to-opportunity/

So many more stories coming!

#BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory #CivilRights #Slavery #CelebrationOfFreedom #Juneteenth #Liberation #BlackHistoryMatters #KnowledgeIsPower

June 10th: Senator Clair Engle, unable to speak due to his brain cancer, points to his left eye, signifying an "Aye" vote, helping break a 75-day filibuster against the #CivilRightsAct of 1964.

The bill would pass nine days later.

#Histry #USHistory #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory #TodayInHistory

May 25th: Jesse Owens, in the single best athletic performance in any men's sport, sets three world records and ties a fourth in just 45 minutes at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships.

In 1935.

#BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory #UShistory #TodayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #OhioState

Check out Joe McGill and The Slae Dwelling Project! @FPPPPodcast @slavedwelling #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory #AmericanHistory #slavery
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrpAbqsAtj4/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

#blackhistoryisamericanhistory

Crossing the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma Alabama on the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday ~
#Selma58 #Biden #BloodySunday #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory

How does that affect us as a country?? It puts the victimized in the position of constantly having to defend against attacks.

Yeah, white people. I'm talking to you. I'm one of you. Our ancestors were not perfect, they were products of their time and they're thinking was shaped by that. We need to be products of OUR time and reshape our thinking to match. Be better. Be an ally. ☮️

#BeBetter #BeAnAlly
#BLM #BlackHistoryISAmericanHistory #TransLivesMatter #BansOffMyBody #AbortionIsHealthcare

We all know how to take credit. The bigger question is, do you know how to take the blame?

And I'm not talking about taking the blame when you're innocent. I'm talking about taking the blame for having done something wrong. Being honest, up front and just admitting it.

The biggest problem we have today is that there are a large number of people that cannot take any blame. Ever.🤬

#BeBetter #BeAnAlly
#BLM #BlackHistoryISAmericanHistory #TransLivesMatter #BansOffMyBody #AbortionIsHealthcare

It’s #throwbackthursday Miss you granddad❤️ #thegreatestgeneration My granddad fought in WWII. He came home and fought for Civil Rights. He was treated worse then the foreign enemy. #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory. #blackhistory365

#BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory
#BlackHistoryMonth 2023
#Day28

https://www.youtube.com/live/So1X_-kgvL4?feature=share

Topics: African Americans, Diversity in Science, Women in Science #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory
https://physicsandnano.com/2023/02/28/to-infinity-and-beyond/

Day 28: Black History Month ~
"Ours is not the struggle of one day, one week, or one year. Ours is not the struggle of one judicial appointment or presidential term. Ours is the struggle of a lifetime, or maybe even many lifetimes, and each one of us in every generation must do our part." ~ John Lewis
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory

#BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory
#BlackHistoryMonth
#Day27
#SummerOfSoul

https://youtu.be/U1Eg-vtSABE

#blackhistoryisamericanhistory

A casket holder, an airship and a list of pioneering Black inventors https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/02/27/inventors-black-history-patents/

Day 27: Black History Month ~
I chased my dreams. In the end, find what gets you excited and chase it. ~ Guy Bluford
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory

#BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory
#BlackHistoryMonth
#Day26
#SchoolSegregation

https://youtu.be/1D7HFCn_u74

#BlackHistoryMatters #blackhistoryisamericanhistory #Bencrump @gop@bird.makeup @GOP@mastodon.social we will not let you make our history extinct

Day 26: Black History Month ~
Every time we have a chance to get ahead, they move the finish line. ~ Mary Jackson
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory