In 1920, Ocoee, FL was a sleepy town, more like a village with a population of just over a thousand people, half of whom were black.
About William Spivey
The Black Codes: The Period Between Slavery and Jim Crow
You rarely hear about the hundreds of thousands of slaves that starved to death because they had freedom but no place to go.
You rarely hear about the hundreds of thousands of slaves that starved to death because they had freedom but no place to go.
Some Places Are Not for Staying
In 1996, Prince released a cover of The Stylistics, “Betcha By Golly Wow.” Before he began singing, he said, “Sometimes the words of another… seem to work out fine.
In 1996, Prince released a cover of The Stylistics, “Betcha By Golly Wow.” Before he began singing, he said, “Sometimes the words of another… seem to work out fine.
30 Million Pieces of Silver
If you didn’t immediately get the Judas reference in the title. Don’t come for me, read your bible.
If you didn’t immediately get the Judas reference in the title. Don’t come for me, read your bible.
Thomas Jefferson Did More to Promote Domestic Slavery and Slave Breeding Than Any Other President and Got Rich Doing It
The Constitution contained a clause that Jefferson made full use of to enrich not only himself but also fellow Virginia slaveowners.
The Constitution contained a clause that Jefferson made full use of to enrich not only himself but also fellow Virginia slaveowners.
That Time White Slaveowners Got Reparations While Slaves Didn’t Get 40 Acres and a Mule
“It is time for us to simply realize that … when it comes to the economic gap between blacks and whites in America, it does come from a great injustice that has never been dealt with."
“It is time for us to simply realize that … when it comes to the economic gap between blacks and whites in America, it does come from a great injustice that has never been dealt with.”
The Controversy About the Flag and Why It Doesn’t Only Represent Patriotism
The flag can be a patriotic symbol, it is also fair to condemn the abuses which have taken place in its name.
The flag can be a patriotic symbol, it is also fair to condemn the abuses which have taken place in its name.
You’re Either with Racists or Against Them
There is no sitting this fight out. Failure to take a stand against racism is in fact taking the position that racism is acceptable.
There is no sitting this fight out. Failure to take a stand against racism is in fact taking the position that racism is acceptable.