Archive for January, 2007
Yesterday, I Cried
Through her thoughts and words, Ms. Vanzant became a good friend and confidante, someone to turn to for sage advice and honesty. Whatever shape, form, or fashion your life lessons take, Yesterday, I Cried is a powerful, self-help guide to healthy introspection and growth…
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Creating Jim Crow
The emergence of segregation in the South actually began immediaely after the Civil War when the formerly enslaved people acted quickly to establish their own churches and schools separate from whites…
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The Black Codes of 1865
Almost every aspect of life was regulated, including the freedom to roam…
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Why read “black is beautiful”?
black is beautiful was created as a form of positive expression to combat the negative portrayal of black people…
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Fanfare
The primary event that kicked off the Civil Rights Movement was the brutal murder of 14 year old Emmett Louis Till in Money, Mississippi. During their subsequent testimonies,
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