black history The 200-Year-Old Black Cowboy Story May 21, 2024 Historians estimate a quarter of settlers of the US west were Black, moving cattle on horseback, settling towns and keeping the peace... black history Forgotten History: Black Cowboys May 06, 2024 For years, America's frontier...
In 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges changed history by becoming the first black child to desegregate an all-white elementary school by herself. Watch ourvideo about Ruby Bridges, which tells the story of how she overcame many obstacles to integrate into William Frantz Elementary School, showing g...
Brief Description Students complete a diagram of the Montgomery bus that carried Rosa Parks into the history books. Work sheet included. Objectives Students will Return toFive Lessons in Black History learn the story of Rosa Parks. learn about the rules (for white people and for black people) o...
Yet his fusion of the classic superhero story with Black history, contemporary politics and an impulse to subvert the rote roles of minorities in modern media created the most wildly entertaining and inventive show I've seen in years -- and it's the perfect sequel to a perfect ta...
black history on my own and how I felt and still feel the responsibility to show up at work/school in honor of those that fought before me. Growing up in a predominately white community, I recall the struggles that I had with being treated differently and the challenges I faced with ...
History comes alivewithKinfolk’s virtual monuments of unsung figures. View them in AR and learn about their unique stories. What we love:Seeing AR monuments of figures like Ida B. Wells and Harry Belafonte right in our living room. Tap the monument to dive deeper; the app is loaded with...
Roots: The Saga of an American Familyby Alex Haley: This novel is based on Haley's family history, and tells the story of Kunta Kinte, who is sold into slavery in the US. On Beautyby Zadie Smith: This novel tells the story of an interracial family impacted by culture...
On May 19, 2021, two storyboards were dedicated to the history of the desegregation of Tybee Island’s White beach. These storyboards honor the bravery of the Black teenagers and young adults who came to Tybee Island, with the Youth Council of the Savannah NAACP. With only one way on ...
The story told about the city ofPhiladelphiaoften starts with the founding fathers. There is, however, a narrative of equal importance to remembering and preserving American history here: the legacy of African Americans and their contributions to the city’s cultural fabric. Philadelphia was a cente...
February 24, 2021In recognition of Black History Month, we asked some of our colleagues to share a special part of their own Black history through a favorite artifact or family heirloom. In the fourth and final part of this series, we hear from McKinsey colleagues on how their fathers’l...