In 1968, Congress passed the Fair Housing Act that made it illegal to discriminate in housing. Gene Demby of NPR’s Code Switch explains why neighborhoods are still so segregated today. • Read “How Segregation Shapes Fatal Police Violence” at https://n.pr/2Ic6A1Q • Read or listen to: “‘The Color Of Law’ Details How U.S. Housing Policies Created […]
Excerpts from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s final speech in Memphis, TN, turned into a song. Listen to the original speech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2EnnclLMX4 More history songifications on our channel: https://youtube.com/schmoyoho #SongifyHistory source Related Posts Martin Luther King, Jr. — Beyond Vietnam In this sermon, delivered in April 1967 at Riverside Church in New York City, Martin Luther […]
This excerpt from the PBS documentary “1968: The Year that Shaped a Generation” recounts the last days of Martin Luther King and documents the fall-out from his assassination. “1968: The Year that Shaped a Generation” was produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting for PBS. Produced, Directed and Written by Stephen Talbot Narrator: Noah Adams Executive Producer: […]
MLK’s Final, Great Speech… delivered April 3, 1968 at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee. Comprehensive collection can be purchased here… https://amzn.to/2KkYhAJ source Related Posts Top black actors | Worth Sharing Videos If you look at the history worldwide, Black people have contributed more than anybody else. They have contributed to almost Read more Logic – […]
Martin Luther King shot in GTA 5 How Martin Luther King died Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Christian minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. King […]
Leon Bibb reports: He has never told the story that resonates in him as loud as the gunshot he heard when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis April 4, 1968. Especially on Martin Luther King Day and on the anniversary of his death, Bishop J. Delano Ellis of the Pentacostal Church of […]
In this short video, David Austin, editor of the new book ‘Moving Against the System’ (Pluto, 2018) talks about one of the most important political events in the history of Black radicalism, which took place in Montreal in October 1968. About the book: Book In 1968, as protests shook France and war raged in Vietnam, […]