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Author :Zebulon Vance Miletsky Title: Before Busing: A History of Boston’s Long Black Freedom Struggle Publication Info: The University of North Carolina Press (2022) Summary/Review: The busing crisis that erupted in Boston in the 1970s in response to a court order to desegregate public schools forever challenged the city’s reputation as progressive and the “cradle of liberty.” In this book,…
Title: The Space Race Release Date: June 12, 2023 Director: Lisa Cortés, Diego Hurtado de Mendoza Production Company:The Kennedy/Marshall Company | National Geographic Documentary Films | Diamond Docs Summary/Review: I remember well when Guy Bluford became the first Black American in space on a 1983 space shuttle mission. But this documentary taught me a lot about the background of Black…
This post is dedicated to all of the kids that were involved in the Civil Rights Movement. The kids who suffered through police brutality and race mobs to give us the freedom that we take for granted today. Many didn’t know what they were fighting for; many didn’t know how big the movement was; and many didn’t know if they’d survive to see another birthday or milestone of life, yet they still chose to stand against their oppressors. Salute!
Savoy ballroom 1953 Harlem N.Y.C, lindy hop contest
Y’all know damn well ain’t nothing changed here for Black Americans. It evolves with the times. Modern-day lynchings and all. It’s not just overt racism like back then, but covert racism to boot. Bill called it white supremacy. I call it white terrorism. Ain’t nothing supreme about it.
Anyone involved in the Civil Rights movement for the right reasons had an FBI file on them. I wonder how deep his was smh.
