in nature, like the blue-vein societies, yet whereas the latter formed an urban elite within the African American community, the former live apart from both blacks and whites, in communities on the fringes ofvillages and towns or in isolated rural enclaves, Many individuals have remained in ...
Jennie Steers On July 25, 1903 a mob lynched Jennie Steers on the Beard Plantation in Louisiana for supposedly giving a white teenager, 16 year-old Elizabeth Dolan, a glass of poisoned lemonade. Before they killed her, the mob tried to force her to confess but she refused and was hanged...
Define black rat. black rat synonyms, black rat pronunciation, black rat translation, English dictionary definition of black rat. n. A common rat found worldwide, especially in populated areas, having a black or dark brown coat. American Heritage® Dic
By an 8–1 majority, the Court upheld aLouisianalaw that required the segregation of passengers on railroad cars. By asserting that the equal protection clause was not violated as long as reasonably equal conditions were provided to both groups, the Court established the “separate but equal” d...
Founded as a high school in 1915, Xavier University of Louisiana is the nation's only Catholic HBCU and annually produces more Black graduates who go on to medical school than any other university in the U.S., according to the school's website. The New Orleans university's College of P...
Elected as mayor of Taft, Oklahoma in 1973, Leila Davis was the first Black woman mayor in the country. All-Black Towns in Oklahoma From 1865 to 1920 African Americans created more than 50 towns and settlements in Oklahoma – the most all-Black towns in the country. There are 13 towns ...
Louisiana: Buckner Mansion “American Horror Story” fans will recognize Buckner Mansion as Miss Robicheaux’s Witch Academy, which was featured on “American Horror Story: Coven” and “American Horror Story: Apocalypse.” The antebellum mansion sits in New Orleans’ Garden District, and is believe...
Erin C. Perkins is a finance writer at MoneyGeek, with 15 years of experience in the media industry. She has covered topics about money, including banking, insurance and budgeting for several publications over the years. Perkins has a master's degree in magazine journalism from Kent State Univ...
As a general rule, blacks and whites were assigned to separate public housing; whites were directed to white neighborhoods—or white towns—and blacks were sent to areas that were predominantly black. A desegregation suit, Young v. Pierce, was filed by a black woman in Clarksville in 1980; ...
On any given weekend in towns across Louisiana and Texas, hooves click-clack on pavement and wagons blast infectious zydeco rhythms. Holding the horse's reins in one hand, and a cold beer in the other, is a long line of cowboys. Not the John Wayne-type typically seen in Hollywood western...