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08/26/2016

Celebrating by remembering the fight for the , which took effect in 1920. Learn more at the blog:

08/23/2016

Make sure to check out our Quote of the Day by Vanzetti, who was executed alongside Sacco, on August 23 in 1927 after the Braintree Trials, which received international attention and ultimately brought awareness to the issue of unfair trials! Learn more on our blog: http://bit.ly/2bL3XDZ

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08/22/2016

Read our Quote of the Day by Nat Turner, who led the first slave rebellion in Virginia on August 21, 1831! Read about it on our blog: http://bit.ly/2bcA7XQ

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08/18/2016

On this day in 1970, author, scholar, and activist Angela Davis was named to the FBI's Most Wanted list by J. Edgar Hoover, becoming the third woman in history to be featured there. Read the blog to learn more about this event and Davis' achievements: http://bit.ly/2b2dgDV

08/17/2016

Check out our Quote of the Day by the radical and controversial civil rights leader and black nationalist, Marcus Garvey, who was born on August 17, 1887! Learn more on our blog:

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08/15/2016

Learn more about our quote of the day by the pioneering black biologist, Ernest Everette Just, born August 14, 1883, by reading our most recent blog post!

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08/11/2016

Today is the anniversary of groundbreaking and Pulitzer Prize winning author Alex Haley's birth. Read this quote and visit the blog to learn more about how he transformed African American history: http://bit.ly/2aMTzcZ

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08/09/2016

Read our quote of the day by Olympic Gold Medalist, Jessie Owens, who shocked the entire world on this day, August 9, at the 1936 Berlin Olympics! Learn more on our blog: http://bit.ly/2aT3PS3

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08/08/2016

Make sure to read our quote of the day by statesman and educator, Ralph Bunche, the first black Nobel Peace Prize winner, who's birthday was yesterday on August 7th! Learn more by reading our blogpost!

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08/05/2016

Tomorrow commemorates the 61st anniversary of the Voting Rights Act being signed into law. Learn about how Martin Luther King, Lyndon Johnson and many more worked together to make good on the promise of the 15th amendment: http://www.arthurashe.org/blog/celebrating-the-history-of-the-voting-rights-actthe-s

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08/04/2016

Today we celebrate jazz legend Louis Armstrong, born on this day in New Orleans 1901. Learn more about his life and legacy: http://www.arthurashe.org/blog/honoring-a-jazz-lengend-profile-on-louis-armstrong

08/02/2016

Renowned author, James Baldwin was born on this day in 1924. Make sure to check out his inspirational quote, and then read about his life on our blog!

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