Carl T. Rowan, African American journalist:
http://www.blackpast.org/aah/rowan-carl-t-1925-2000
http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ro-Sc/Rowan-Carl.html
http://whospeaks.library.vanderbilt.edu/interview/carl-t-rowan
Alexander Murray Palmer Haley, African American author:
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/alex-haley
https://www.biography.com/people/alex-haley-39420?_escaped_fragment_=
Anna Julia Cooper, African American author, educator, and scholar:
http://ajccenter.wfu.edu/about-anna-julia-cooper/
http://www.blackpast.org/aah/cooper-anna-julia-haywood-1858-1964
http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/03/12/385176497/a-child-of-slavery-who-taught-a-generation
George William Crocket, an African American attorney, judge, and congressman:
http://history.house.gov/People/Detail/11605
http://www.blackpast.org/aah/crockett-george-william-jr-1909-1997
https://www.c-span.org/person/?georgecrockett
Robert Nelson Cornelius, Sr., African American attorney, judge, and congressman:
http://history.house.gov/People/Detail?id=18971
http://www.blackpast.org/aah/nix-robert-nelson-cornelius-sr-1898-1987
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/GPO-CDOC-108hdoc224/pdf/GPO-CDOC-108hdoc224-2-6-6.pdf
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas has been at the top of the New York Times Bestseller list and has been talked about all over Twitter since before it was released, so I’m not sure there’s much I can say about the specifics of the storyline of the book that hasn’t been said. As I said […]
via Five Reasons to Read The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas – Review by Deana Metzke — Nerdy Book Club
Born on this day, Benny Carter, jazz musician. Read about this phenomenal musician here: http://www.bennycarter.com/
http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/3-things-know-about-benny-carter-unsung-champion-jazz
http://www.swingmusic.net/Benny_Carter.html
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/benny-carter-mn0000790083
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww7nvCgUocU
Matthew Henson, famous explorer, was born on this day. Read about his incredible story here:
http://www.greatblackheroes.com/science/matthew-henson/
http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-matthew-henson/
http://www.blackpast.org/aah/henson-matthew-1866-1955
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/01/0110_030113_henson.html
https://www.biography.com/people/matthew-henson-9335648
The plan: to introduce a serial or series every second Tuesday Second Tuesday Serials Title: The Birchbark House Author: Louise Erdrich Date: Hyperion Books for Children; 1999 main character: Omakaya The endpapers of The Birchbark House display a map of an island in Lake Superior dated 1874. A bird, Andeg, guides the map with his […]
Rahsaan Roland Kirk: http://www.rahsaanfilm.com/
https://jazztimes.com/features/rahsaan-roland-kirk-the-cult-of-kirk/
http://rahsaanrolandkirk.jazzgiants.net/
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rahsaan-roland-kirk-mn0000864257
and Ralph Johnson Bunche:
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1950/bunche-bio.html
https://www.biography.com/people/ralph-bunche-9231128?_escaped_fragment_=
http://www.pbs.org/ralphbunche/education/teach_biog.html
http://www.blackpast.org/aah/bunche-ralph-j-ca-1903-1971
http://www.theroot.com/ralph-bunche-a-diplomat-who-would-not-negotiate-on-rac-1790854168
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson: http://time.com/3985603/voting-rights-act-1965-history/
Transcript: https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=100&page=transcript
https://www.nps.gov/articles/votingrightsact.htm
https://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/voting-rights-1965
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/voting-rights-act
Anna Marie Woodbridge, better known as Abbey Lincoln, was born on this day: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0511085/bio
http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/abbey-lincoln-576.php
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/abbey-lincoln-mn0000487535/biography
http://www.npr.org/2010/08/17/129255992/abbey-lincoln-the-power-of-voice
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