Black History Month: The man who became a martyr during push for voting rights, desegregation
In honor of Black History Month, 16 WAPT News is recognizing important figures in Mississippi's history, including Medgar ...
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How a Black Utopia For Formerly Enslaved People Became a Wealthy White Enclave
You could feel chills to know that they had it and then they just pulled the rug from under them, so to speak.” ...
"Morgaine," a forgotten opera written by Black composer in 1855, performed for the first time
"Morgiane" is believed to be the oldest existing opera written by a Black American, but it wasn't seen by audiences until 2025.
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Atlanta Unveiled: How Black scholarship, movements and influences shaped Atlanta and America
It can be argued that even before the Harlem Renaissance, the concept of Black intellectualism was born right here in Atlanta.
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Black History Month: The Freedom Train, Part 2
Enslaved fugitives referred to the Ohio River as the River Jordan. It was a metaphor for freedom like the Israelites’ flight from slavery in Egypt through the parted waters of the Red Sea. Except the ...
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH | Horrors and hope: Awareness of Selma brutality led to voting rights laws 60 years ago
As a teen raised in the Rust Belt in the 1960s, Alan Cashaw wasn't blind to the fact racism existed. But he also knew freedom ...
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Historic J. Vance Lewis House stands as tribute to Black excellence, past and present
In celebration of Black History Month, ABC13 highlights the story of a man widely accepted as Houston's first Black lawyer and his historic home.