Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a landmark 1954 Supreme Court case in which the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. Brown v. Board of Education was one of the cornerstones of the civil rights movement. It helped establish the precedent that “separate-but-equal” was, in fact, equal at all.

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Juan Williams
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka
https://www.oyez.org/cases/1940-1955/347us483
https://www.britannica.com/event/Brown-v-Board-of-Education-of-Topeka
https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/history-brown-v-board-education-re-enactment

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During the early 20th century, Tulsa was recognized nationally for its African American community known as the Greenwood District. It was home to a thriving business district and surrounding residential area that earned it the nickname “Black Wall Street.” In June 1921, a series of events caused a mob of white residents, some deputized and given weapons by city police, attacked Black residents and completely destroyed homes and businesses of the Greenwood District. Join us as we talk about the events that caused the Massacre.


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Riot and remembrance
by James S. Hirsch
https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/tulsa-race-massacre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa_race_massacre
https://www.britannica.com/event/Tulsa-race-massacre-of-1921
https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/racemassacre/tulsa-race-massacre-in-aftermath-no-one-prosecuted-for-killings-and-insurance-claims-were-rejected/article_3ba23c3c-886d-5821-9970-02153261960a.html

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The 761st Tank Battalion known as the “Black Panthers” were one of the three United States Army segregated combat tank battalion to serve during World War II. The unit spend over 183 consecutive days in combat.

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https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/black-panthers-761st-tank-battalion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/761st_Tank_Battalion_(United_States)
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/761st-tank-battalion-1942-45/
https://www.army.mil/article/1792/the_761st_tank_battalion_fighting_the_enemy_beating_stereotypes
https://www.history.com/news/761st-tank-battalion-black-panthers-liberators-battle-of-the-bulge

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The Tuskegee Airmen were a group African Americans who enlisted to become America's first black military airmen, during a time when there were many people who thought that black men lacked the intelligence courage and skill for military service.

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https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/tuskegee-airmen
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tuskegee-Airmen
https://airandspace.si.edu/explore-and-learn/topics/blackwings/tuskegee.cfm

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21 years after the end of the first great war with a new great war looming. A new generation of African Americans had to decide if fighting for democracy abroad would offer them another chance for equality at home. This is a episode about the experiences of 1.2 million African American soldiers during World War 2.

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https://time.com/6126195/black-veterans-gi-bill-world-war-two/
https://www.history.com/news/gi-bill-black-wwii-veterans-benefits
https://www.history.com/news/black-soldiers-world-war-ii-discrimination

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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. This is the story of how that organization was created.

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Lift Every Voice: The NAACP and the Making of the Civil Rights Movement =
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAACP
https://naacp.org/about/our-history
https://www.history.com/topics/civil-rights-movement/naacp
https://www.britannica.com/topic/National-Association-for-the-Advancement-of-Colored-People

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On November 10, 1898 a mob angry over what they called “Negro Rule” overthrew the elected government in Wilmington, North Carolina. This is the story of the only successful coup d’état ever to take place on American soil.

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https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/08/wilmington-massacre/536457/
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/wilmington-race-riot-1898/
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/wilmington-massacre-2/
https://www.britannica.com/event/Wilmington-coup-and-massacre

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Ida B. Wells was an African American journalist, abolitionist and feminist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s. She went on to become an integral in the early civil rights movement.

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by Robin D. G. Kelley
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_B._Wells
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ida-B-Wells-Barnett
https://www.biography.com/activist/ida-b-wells

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Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” Plessy is widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plessy_v._Ferguson
https://www.britannica.com/event/Plessy-v-Ferguson-1896
https://www.thirteen.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_events_plessy.html

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Black History Month is an annual celebration of the study and achievements of African Americans and a time when they weren't being recognized their central role in U.S. history. It was the predecessor to “Negro History Week,” which was the brainchild of the black historian Carter G. Woodson.

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https://time.com/4197928/history-black-history-month/
https://www.biography.com/scholar/carter-g-woodson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_G._Woodson
https://web.archive.org/web/20110401191535/http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-english/2005/June/20080207153802liameruoy0.1187708.html

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