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Black History Biography of the Day
Friday, February 07, 2025

Jackie Robinson
1919-1972

Read about Jackie Robinson
With skill and courage, Jackie Robinson broke down the walls of segregation that locked black Americans out of professional sports.

Black History Review's Article of the Day

Rosa Parks and history
by Thomas Sowell

Why was Rosa Parks' bus segregated? Did market forces do that?


This Week's Featured Black History Resources

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Featured Movie

Let Justice Roll Down
Read about Let Justice Roll Down
See the Civil Rights movement through the eyes of a sharecropper's son turned preacher.
Glory
1990

Read about Glory
In 1863, African-American troops stormed Confederate Fort Wagner for the Union, for equality, and for glory.

Place to Visit

Brown vs Board of Education National Historic Site
Topeka, KS

Read about Brown vs Board of Education National Historic Site
A formerly-segregated school bears testimony to the decisions that ended 'Seperate but equal' 50 years ago.




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