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Black History Biography of the Day
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Frederick Douglass
1818-1895

Read about Frederick Douglass
This "man who wore his diploma on his back" helped lead his race out of slavery.

Black History Review's Article of the Day

Negroes vs. black conservatives
by Mychal Massie

Why do so many Negroes disdain the growing group of black conservatives?


This Week's Featured Black History Resources

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Featured Movie

Coming On Home Soon
Read about Coming On Home Soon
Ada Ruth gives young readers a first-hand look at the poverty and struggles of Black Americans at home during the Second World War.
Roots
1977

Read about Roots
This is the dramatic story of one family's 4-generation struggle for freedom

Place to Visit

John Brown Memorial Park
Osawatomie, KS

Read about John Brown Memorial Park
Statues and monuments stand in honor of John Brown and the men who fought with him on the site of the Battle of Ossawotamie in Eastern Kansas.




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