Today will feature historical books.
Book 1: Jarena Lee, first African American woman preacher:
Book 2: William Wells Brown, Clotel or The President’s Daughter
Book 3: Harriet Wilson, Our Nig, or Sketches from the Life of a Free Black
Born on this date: Adam Clayton Powell, Sr.
Born on this date in 1865 was Adam Clayton Powell, Sr., religious leader at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, after becoming the pastor in 1908. More information about him:
Black Past Remembered: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/powell-sr-adam-clayton-1865-1953
African American Registry: https://aaregistry.org/story/spiritual-charisma-adam-clayton-powell-sr/
Scholastic: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/meet-reverend-adam-clayton-powell-sr/
Blog Post: The Mystery of Malcolm X
From Ebony Magazine, September 1964 Today, on the fifty-third anniversary of El Hajj Malik Shabazz’s (Malcolm X’s) martyrdom, we re-present Hans Massaquoi’s article in Ebony covering the short period between his departure from the Nation of Islam in March 1964 and his assassination in 1965. Massaquoi followed Malcolm X across Harlem as he built the […]
Born on February 11, Jarena Lee, first authorized female preacher in the African Methodist Episcopal Church
On February 11, Jarena Lee, the first authorized female preacher in the African Methodist Episcopal church was born.
http://www.blackpast.org/aah/lee-jarena-1783
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3h1638.html
http://www.librarycompany.org/women/portraits_religion/lee.htm
Born on February 10: Mary Lovelace O’Neal
Mary Lovelace O’Neal, artist and professor was born on this day: https://nmwa.org/blog/2017/10/17/spotlight-mary-lovelace-oneal/
http://rehistoricizing.org/mary-lovelace-oneal/
25 Books Parents Should Read to Their Children During Black History Month
These are books that should be read all year round. However, reading during Black History Month is a great start: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-history-month-books_us_5a79a9a8e4b018ad89502122
February 3, 1964 New York School Boycott
On February 3, 1964, thousands of students boycotted the New York School System in support of full integrationof New York public schools: http://crdl.usg.edu/events/ny_school_boycott/?Welcome
Another source: WNYC: https://www.wnyc.org/story/school-boycott-1964/
February 6, 1961: “Jail-No Bail”
February 6, 1961, SNCC starts “jail-no bail” movement in Rock Hill, South Carolina. https://snccdigital.org/events/rock-hill-sit-ins-and-jail-no-bail/
Another source Zinn Education Project: https://zinnedproject.org/2016/02/jail-no-bail/
February 7, 2013 Mississippi Officially Abolishes Slavery
Four years ago on this date, Mississippi officially abolishes slavery: http://abcnews.go.com/News/mississippi-officially-abolishes-slavery-ratifies-13th-amendment/blogEntry?id=18533376
Born on this day. . .
Louis Lomax, African American journalist: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/lomax-louis-emanuel-1922-1970
The CamaraIfe Maktaba 