Posts by Deborah Nabors Walton
August 27: This Day in Black History
1902: Mary ‘Diamond
August 27: This Day in Black History 1902: Mary ‘Diamond Teeth’ McClain was born. She was a blues singer & entertainer. In the ’40s, she had ...
August 27: This Day in Black History 1902: Mary ‘Diamond Teeth’ McClain was born. She was a blues singer & entertainer. In the ’40s, she had ...
What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?
Frederick Douglass
July
What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? Frederick Douglass July 5, 1852 Mr. President, Friends and Fellow Citizens: He who could address this audi...
What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? Frederick Douglass July 5, 1852 Mr. President, Friends and Fellow Citizens: He who could address this audi...
Selected Black Facts for August 2
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1982 - Jackie Robinson is
Selected Black Facts for August 2 1. 1982 - Jackie Robinson is honored by the U.S. Post Jackie Robinson is honored by the U.S. Postal Service with a ...
Selected Black Facts for August 2 1. 1982 - Jackie Robinson is honored by the U.S. Post Jackie Robinson is honored by the U.S. Postal Service with a ...
Selected Black Facts for October 4
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1996 - Congress passes a
Selected Black Facts for October 4 1. 1996 - Congress passes a bill authorizing the creation of 500,000 Black Revolutionary Congress passes a bill au...
Selected Black Facts for October 4 1. 1996 - Congress passes a bill authorizing the creation of 500,000 Black Revolutionary Congress passes a bill au...
Selected Black Facts for July 11
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1954 - First White Citizens
Selected Black Facts for July 11 1. 1954 - First White Citizens Council organized First White Citizens Council organized in Indianola, Mississippi. S...
Selected Black Facts for July 11 1. 1954 - First White Citizens Council organized First White Citizens Council organized in Indianola, Mississippi. S...
Selected Black Facts for July 23
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1984 - Vanessa
Selected Black Facts for July 23 1. 1984 - Vanessa Williams Vanessa Williams relinquishes her Miss America crown. She is replaced by Suzette Charles,...
Selected Black Facts for July 23 1. 1984 - Vanessa Williams Vanessa Williams relinquishes her Miss America crown. She is replaced by Suzette Charles,...
Selected Black Facts for August 18
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1976 - Vice Admiral Samuel
Selected Black Facts for August 18 1. 1976 - Vice Admiral Samuel L. Garvely Jr. Vice Admiral Samuel L. Garvely Jr. assumed command of the U.S. Third ...
Selected Black Facts for August 18 1. 1976 - Vice Admiral Samuel L. Garvely Jr. Vice Admiral Samuel L. Garvely Jr. assumed command of the U.S. Third ...