Isaiah Thornton Montgomery bought the plantations at the end of the Civil War and became one of the biggest cotton planters in Mississippi

Isaiah Thornton Montgomery was born enslaved on May 21, 1847 on the Hurricane Plantation at Davis Bend, an area along the Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Mississippi to Benjamin Thornton and Mary Lewis Montgomery. Hurricane Plantation was owned by Joseph E. Davis, older brother of future Confederate States of America President Jefferson Davis. At the beginning of […]

Martin Luther King Jr. 'Love Your Enemies' November 17, 1957

Delivered at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama, on 17 November 1957. Comprehensive collection can be purchased here… https://amzn.to/2KkYhAJ Visit here for more info… http://kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/documentsentry/doc_loving_your_enemies/index.html source Related Posts L.K. – I like Brass Oh how i love brass :))) download link for the flp soon available . rate~comment~subscribe also check out my man Read more […]

A deeper look into the life of Martin Luther King Jr., 50 years after his death

A new HBO documentary, “King in the Wilderness,” takes a look at the activist’s final months before his assassination at the age of 39. 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 […]

Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt announces he’s running for Texas attorney general

Dallas, Texas attorney Lee Merritt has announced he will run for Texas Attorney General in 2022. Merritt will run against current sitting AG Ken Paxton. Merritt was compelled to run for office after the recent death of Marvin Scott III according to Texas Public Radio. Scott died while in police custody in Collin County jail […]

North Carolina Elementary School Apologizes For Having 4th Graders Write Pro-Slavery Twitter Hashtags For Civil War Assignment

North Carolina Elementary School Apologizes For Having 4th Graders Write Pro-Slavery Twitter Hashtags For Civil War Assignment A North Carolina school district has released an apology after students at a elementary school that gave students pro-slavery tweets and hashtags for a Civil War-era assignment. Waxhaw Elementary School students are encouraged to adopt personas from the […]

MLK Jr., Shirley Chisholm And Sit-Ins: Bennet College’s Understated Role In The The Civil Rights Movement

Bennett College is no stranger to historic events. The Greensboro, North Carolina-based HBCU has the distinction of being among just two all-women HBCUs in America and has served as a focal point for some of the country’s most important developments since its founding in 1873. Students at the college have played pivotal roles in desegregation efforts […]

The Murder of Isadore Banks: Arkansas’ Unsolved Murder Case Killings During Civil Rights Era.

Born July 15, 1895 Isadore Banks joined the Army at 22-years-old in the last few months of World War I, it isn’t clear if he was deployed overseas. Banks was given an honorable discharge on August 2, 1919. After coming home from the Army in the 1920s according to CNN, he helped bring electricity to […]

Witnesses to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Shooting Recall Tragic Night

Andrew Young was an aide to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and was there when the civil rights icon was killed. April 4 marks 50 years since the tragedy and those who witnessed it say it is still fresh in their memories. A college student at the time, Clara Ester was at the Lorraine Motel […]

Martin Luther King Jr., "Why Jesus Called a Man a Fool" August 27, 1967

King delivers “Why Jesus Called a Man a Fool” at Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, Chicago, Illinois, on August 27, 1967. 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 […]

Malcolm X’s daughter is carrying on her father’s legacy

Ilyasah Shabazz talks about her latest book, “The Awakening of Malcolm X.” 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 – Soul Food (Official Audio) The official version of Logic’s […]