Early in my high school U.S. history classes, I would ask students about “that guy some people say discovered America.” All my students knew that the correct answer was Christopher Columbus, and every time I asked this question, some student would break into the sing-song rhyme, “In Fourteen Hundred and Ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue” — and others would join
Source: Whose History Matters? Students Can Name Columbus, But Most Have Never Heard of the Taíno People
Before Arlington National Cemetery became the final resting place for thousands of our brave service members, it was once a thriving freed-slaves community that emulated throughout the south.
Source: Arlington National Cemetery was once freed-slaves community called Freedman’s Village – Story | WTTG
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This is totally badass and a MUST listen!!! Paul Robeson vs The House Un-American Activities Committee!!!
If you havent heard of Paul Robeson, he was and is an unsung genius and was nothing short of a true Renaissance man for lack of a better term. Not only was he one of the GREATEST concert singers of his era, but also an accomplished Actor, a Ivy league Grad Lawyer, an inducted into the Hall of Fame athlete, very famous in his time, spoke many languages, and most importantly, a civil rights activist who laid the groundwork for the modern day civil rights movement in racist white AmeriKKKa. He like Kaepernick of today, spoke out against white supremacist racism, stood up for his people and was more than willing to pay any price! His boldness lead pure evil racist white AmeriKKKa to tried and break him,… destroy him via labeling him a traitor, assassinating his character, lynch him in absentia, restrict his travel and work to try and end his careers,.. but he NEVER waivered against the evils he faced or the many sacrifices to be made!!!! A TRUE CIVIL RIGHTS REVOLUTIONARY AND A FOUNDING FATHER OF THE MOVEMENT!!!!
“Word for word as dramatized by James Earl Jones”
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