BLACK HISTORY EVERY DAY
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Black History Every Day: POW Memoir KIMBERLY HEFLING,Associated Press Writer | Sunday, February 7, 2010 Ex-POW in Iraq war recalls nightmares, depression WASHINGTON (AP) — Shoshana Johnson survived gunshot wounds to both legs and 22 days as a prisoner of war in Iraq. Life wasn't so easy when she came ho... |
Made on the backs of slaves Tribune Staff Report | Tuesday, February 2, 2010 Historian recounts how slaves built White HouseThe White House has been a long-standing symbol of the American presidency.This year the country has witnessed the first African-American presidential fa... |
The Voting Rights Act of 1965: The Background Tribune Staff Report | Tuesday, February 2, 2010 Abuses of voting laws long had denied southern blacks the vote A newly registered voter in Selma, Alabama, in August 1965. Court decisions and civil rights statutes were crucial tools in establish... |
War wounds slow to heal Tribune Staff Report | Tuesday, February 2, 2010 Black Vietnam vets carry the cruelty of combat daily A white man’s war, but a Black man’s fight is what Martin Luther King controversially called the Vietnam War. At the height of the Civil Rig... |
Black soldiers gave their lives in the Civil War By Joyce Hansen Special to the Tribune | Tuesday, February 2, 2010 African American troops contributed greatly to the Union war effort F. Douglass: Let the black man fight for his freedom and “no power on earth … can deny that he has earned the right to citizenshi... |
Breaking the SEC color line Chris Murray Tribune Staff Writer | Tuesday, February 2, 2010 Alabama coach credited for integrating league One of the best conferences in college football today is the Southeastern Conference, which includes Southern universities like Alabama, Auburn, Fl... |
When battle lines are grey Larry Miller Tribune Staff Writer | Tuesday, February 2, 2010 Black soldiers conflicted in American Revolution Regardless of the racial barriers that have been a part of this nation’s social structures from the beginning, African Americans have proudly fo... |
Porters continue building Eric Mayes Tribune Staff Writer | Tuesday, February 2, 2010 Pioneers kicked off civil rights symbolism Underneath A. Philip Randolph’s gracious smile lurked a man as hard as the tracks that made his career possible. With steely determination Randolph fo... |