AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY

Sergeant William H. Carney was the first African American awarded the Medal of Honor for valor at Fort Wagner, S.C. 1863. He served during the Civil War and earned the honor for protecting the American flag. https://t.co/1zBLAyoEOX

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He moved to the West when he was 16 to herd cattle. He released an autobiography in 1907 called, Life and Adventures of Nat Love, Better Known in the Cattle Country as 'Deadwood Dick,' by Himself. https://t.co/0S4neOaT7c

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Entrepreneurs John and Loula Williams, pictured in their new car Greenwood's first, worth $1600 at the time in 1911, played a major role in the creation and success of Black Wall Street, owning four profitable businesses in the district. https://t.co/age65lnenj

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If we must die, the famous poem by Jamaica's own Mr Claude McKay, entered the lexicon of those versed in great literature and poetry in the English language. The poem gained world fame after being quoted by Sir Winston Churchill to inspire the British in the Second World War. https://t.co/D62CiAaH4q

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On this day in 1851, Sojourner Truth delivered the "Ain't I a Woman?" speech at the Women's Convention in Akron, Ohio. “Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. I think that ‘twixt the Negroes of the South and the women at the North,… https://t.co/3AyucpVp4q https://t.co/FhIsz4ASZA

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In the spring of 1931, Zora Neale Hurston finished writing a 117-page manuscript titled “Barracoon.” It told the true story of Cudjo Lewis. It was recently published. https://t.co/phLedu5kRm

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He led a varied life and allegedly wrote his autobiography in 1856, The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth: Mountaineer, Scout and Pioneer, and Chief of the Crow Nation of Indians. https://t.co/yADp8chNcD

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Henson documented his story in his memoir, "A Negro Explorer at The North Pole." https://t.co/ILxvPgngW8

AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY

The phenomenon of sundown towns was the impetus for Harlem civil rights activist Victor Green to write the Negro Motorist Green Book, which detailed safe places for Black travelers to rest and eat without fear of harassment, threats or death. https://t.co/6hPeaQSfgx

AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY

Henson documented his story in his memoir, "A Negro Explorer at The North Pole." https://t.co/ILxvPgngW8