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Black Lives Matter
(Encyclopedia) Black Lives Matter, a global political movement. Founded in 2013 by organizers Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi, the #…Olivier, Laurence Kerr, Baron Olivier of Brighton
(Encyclopedia) Olivier, Laurence Kerr, Baron Olivier of BrightonOlivier, Laurence Kerr, Baron Olivier of Brightonōlĭvˈē-āˌ [key], 1907–89, English actor, director, and producer. He made his stage…Biko, Steve
(Encyclopedia) Biko, Steve (Steven Biko) Biko, Steve bēˈkō [key], 1946–77, South African political leader. A medical…Notable Speeches and Letters by African Americans, From Benjamin Banneker to Barack Obama
Related Links Black History Month African-American Quotations African American History Timeline Civil Rights Timeline The March on Washington Biographies…Ain't I A Woman?
by Sojourner Truth Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. I think that 'twixt the negroes of the South and the women at the North, all…What It Means to be Colored in the Capital of the United States
by Mary Church Terrell Washington, D.C., has been called "The Colored Man's Paradise." Whether this sobriquet was given to the national capital in bitter irony by a member of the handicapped…Democracy and Education
by Booker T. Washington Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: It is said that the strongest chain is no stronger than its weakest link. In the Southern part of our country there are…Love of God, Love of Man, Love of Country
by Frederick Douglass Speech on American Slavery I like radical measures, whether adopted by Abolitionists or slaveholders. I do not know but I like them better when adopted by the latter.…Men of Niagara
by W. E. B. DuBois The men of the Niagara Movement coming from the toil of the year's hard work and pausing a moment from the earning of their daily bread…Selected Essays in Black History<cite>by Harriet Beecher Stowe</cite>
Reconstruction Sojourner Truth, the Libyan Sibyl by Harriet Beecher Stowe Many years ago, the few readers of radical Abolitionist papers must often have seen the singular name of…