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Why Teach Black History?
One of the criticisms made about black history is that it is not integrated into the American history books. Sadly, our students, black and white, have little knowledge...
Robert Smalls (1839-1915)
One of the most intriguing stories of the Civil War is that of Robert Smalls, a slave and Civil War hero. The Confederacy employed him as a stevedore foreman, lamplighter,...
Why We Do Not Support CRT
The cynical political game of Critical Race Theory (CRT) relies heavily on the public's ignorance of history to achieve racial division and promote the theory that "systemic...
The Pierce Street Renaissance Historic District
The photo associated with this Blog on the home page is of Arthur Ashe and Dr. Robert Walter Johnson. The Pierce Street Renaissance Historic District is only two blocks long...
Thomas Sowell
"It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance." -Thomas Sowell Author Jason Riley...
Black History is a Real Story of Perseverance and Resilience
Teaching black history is broken. If you look at public school history books grades six through twelve, you will not see most of the exceptional accomplishments of blacks...
Dorothy Ola Jackson (1933-2021)
Some leaders do well in politics, some in philanthropic areas, the medical field, some in business, entertainment, or education. A few leaders are faithful servants of the...
Ernest Everett Just
Dr. Ernest E. Just was born in 1883, after the Reconstruction era in Charleston, South Carolina. It was a time when blacks joined the Republican Party, began to vote, and...
Fisk University Jubilee Singers
Fisk University was founded in 1866 in Nashville, Tennessee, as a predominately black university. In 1871, the school was in financial need, and the choir director, George...
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