Thursday Evening Thread: COURAGE
This is the face of COURAGE: Willie Reed did not know Emmett Till, the young black man whose murder in the Mississippi Delta became one of the most infamous lynchings in the history of the Jim Crow...
View ArticleMonday Open Thread: The Unsung Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement
This week’s open threads will highlight the other “unsung” heroes of the Civil Rights movement. We have always talked about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks....
View ArticleThursday Open Thread: Unsolved Civil Rights Era Murders
Good Morning POU. Continuing with our somber look at the domestic terrorism perpetrated upon the African-american citizens for simply wanting to be treated with respect and dignity. Louis Allen (April...
View ArticleWednesday Open Thread: African American Country Musicians
HAPPY HUMP DAY! JESSIE MAE HEMPHILL Jessie Mae Hemphill (October 18, 1923 – July 22, 2006)[1] was an American electric guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist specializing in the North Mississippi hill...
View ArticleFriday Open Thread: African American Country Musicians
HAPPY FRIDAY, P.O.U.! CHARLEY PRIDE (Photo: CharleyPride.com) Charley Frank Pride (born March 18, 1938) is an American country music singer, musician/guitarist, recording artist, performer, and...
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