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"The events
which transpired
five thousand years ago;
Five years ago or five minutes ago,
have determined what will happen five minutes
from now; five years from now or five thousand years
from now. All history is a current event." (John Henrik Clarke)
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Black History ~ Facts & Timelines
the Negro" and founded Negro History Week in the 1920's.
Afro-American Almanac Historical Documents
Full text of: Civil Rights Act of 1866 & 1964, Dread Scott Case,
Emancipation Proclamation, Black Panthers
Party & Program,
"40 Acres and a Mule," Principles of The Klu Klux Klan & more!
On Black Wallstreet, the dollar circulated 36 to 100 times, often WARNING - Graphic photos of lynchings and burnings! "Stamp on Black History" - Year 300 to Present Black Black Inventors & Scientist Nigerian born Dr. Philip Emeagwali (above) won the Gordon Bell Prize (considered AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE SCIENCES Extensive list of black male & female scientists & inventors! BLACK ~ HISTORICAL ~ FIGURES "If we stand tall it is because we stand on the backs Marcus MARCUS GARVEY Marcus Garvey & The Universal Negro Improvement Includes information and links to the official web sites Dr. Maulana Karenga (creator of Kwanzaa) John Henrik Clarke: The Knowledge Revolutionary THE Martin Luther King & Malcolm X Listen to: Martin Luther King Speak!
Malcolm X: His Own Story as it Really Happened A CALL TO CONSCIENCE: The Landmark Speeches "I've Been To The Mountaintop" (Excerpt): "sometimes we were stacked in there like sardines in a can. And they would throw Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence
taking a whole year to leave the black business district in Tulsa
Oklahoma. But on June 1, 1921 this affluent all-black community
was bombed from the air and burned to the ground by mobs
of
envious whites.
men built the
pyramids of ancient
Egypt. The pyramids are
still standing today and are one
of
the Seven Wonders of the World! 
the Nobel Prize of computing) for becoming the first person to develop, program and
perform the world's fastest computer computation at 3.1 billion calculations per
second! His scientific breakthrough is used to forecast weather, determine
how oil flows underground and for many other huge challenges!
of those who came before us." (African proverb)
Garvey was
born in Jamaica
W.I. in 1887. In 1914
he organized the Universal
Negro Improvement Association.
"Look Up You Mighty Race!" (Garvey)
"Look For Me In The Whirlwind"
Association: Timeline, Sound Clip, Gallery, Film & More!
of many black congressmen and congresswomen!
19 SIXTIES:
Civil Rights Movement
Fashion: Dashikis, Large Afros
Popular Music: The Songs Of Motown,
James Brown's Hit: Say It Loud I'm Black & I'm Proud!
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of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Unabridged Audio CD!)
us in, and old Bull would say, "Take them off," and they did; and we would just go
in the paddy wagon singing, "We Shall Overcome." And every now and then we'd
get in the jail, and we'd see the jailers looking through the windows being moved
by our prayers, and being moved by our words and our songs. And there was a
power there which Bull Connor couldn't adjust to; and so we ended up transforming
Bull into a steer, and we won our struggle in Birmingham." (Excerpt from King's last
sermon April 3, 1968. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968).
(Speech by Rev Martin Luther King ~ 1967)
Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King - An Overview:
A look at the controversy surrounding King's assassination.
The Martin Luther King You Don't See on TV
Making Music History
"Two
thousand
years of history,
black histoy - could not be
wiped away so easily" (excerpt
from Bob Marley's song "Zion Train")
Bob Marley Poster
"SONGS OF FREEDOM" By Bob Marley
Voices Of The Civil Rights Movement:
BLACK AMERICAN FREEDOM SONGS 1960-1966 (Box Set)
Motown Legacy
Did you know that Motown Black Forum Label released spoken
word recordings of Dr Martin Luther King Jr, Stokely Carmichael,
poet Langston Hughes and other historical black figures? In 1973
Black Enterprise magazine listed Motown as the #1 black owned
or managed business. Motown Industries, headed by Berry Gordy
consisted of record, motion picture, television and publishing
divisions.
Black History Searchable Databases
"Until
the Lions
have their own
historian, the tale of
the hunt will always glorify
the hunter." (an African proverb)
Black History Database - Search For Interesting Black
History Facts by Month or Year or by Using Key Words
Black Facts On Line - Search For Facts By Dates Etc.
BLACKS HISTORY ONLINE QUIZZES
Black History - Test Your Knowledge
Black History Treasure Hunt And Quiz
Internet African American History Challenge
SANKOFA:
"Go Back To Fetch
It" The African Adinkra
Symbol of
The Wisdom
In Learning From The Past
In Building For The Future!
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