by Barbara Kyles
Do you know that Thomas Garrett unabashedly gave life to his abolitionist ideals?
Please read more about Garrett at Black Then…
And read even more about this leader of abolitionism at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…
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Do you know: The man who used his wife’s fortune to fund the freedom of over 1,400 slaves.
Thomas Garrett ambrotype c1850 from Wikipedia -
Do you know: DAVID RUGGLES, AN AGGRESSIVE ABOLITIONIST WOULD FORCE HIS WAY INTO HOMES
by Barbara Kyles
Do you know that David Ruggles was an aggressive abolitionist who would force his way into homes to inform slaves that they were free?
He also did his part by first opening a bookshop that was burned to the ground.
Portrait of David Ruggles (center) with Isaac T. Hopper (left) and Barney Corse (right) confronting John P. Darg in 1838 (Artist unknown) Read more about Ruggles at Black Then – Discovering our history…
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Do you know Josephine Garis Cochrane from Ashtabula invented first commercially successful automatic dishwasher
by Barbara Kyles
Do you know that Cochrane exhibited her invention at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago? She won the highest prize for “best mechanical construction, durability, and adaptation to its line of work”.
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Do you know “Black” was in the Royal Family before Meghan Markle?
by Barbara Kyles
Do you know?
Take a look at this story and read more from Mr. Imhotepr…
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, originally named Sophie Charlotte was born on May 19, 1744. Queen Charlotte also held the titles of Electress of Hanover and Queen Consort of Hanover. Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a minute north German dukedom in the Holy Roman Empire.
Queen Charlotte was the youngest daughter of Princess Elizabeth Albertine Saxe-Hildburghausen and Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, otherwise known as Prince of Mirow.
Queen Charlotte is a descendant of a black branch of the Portuguese royal family; more specifically, Alfonso III and his concubine, Madragana, a black moor.
This fact makes Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles and Prince William technically mixed race. Many historians have tried to cast doubt on the nature of Queen Charlotte’s heritage. But her personal physician has noted her “true mulatto face” and the public report released before Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953 acknowledges the monarchy’s African heritage.
Africans don’t beg for royalty. We know we are the originals and we’ve been there before anyone else. They just hide it but we remember and we will teach it to our children. Don’t forget to get your copies of My African Icons, I Love Africa and The Black Samurai to teach your children that their ancestors are the original royals and that they civilized the whole planet.
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Do you know what the Harlem Renaissance was?
by Barbara Kyles
Do you know?
The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater and politics centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, spanning the 1920s and 1930s.
Take a look at this story from Historical African American Images and welcome to Black history…
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Take a look: Do you know about Garrett Morgan
by Barbara Kyles
Do you know about the black inventor of traffic lights, gas masks & more…?
The African History tells us that Garrett Morgan “was a groundbreaker for African American inventors with his patents, he invented many including hair straightening product, a breathing device, a revamped sewing machine and an excellent traffic signal.”
Take a look and welcome to Black history…
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Take a look: Cincinnati’s Black Brigade
by Barbara Kyles
Do you know about the Cincinnati’s Black Brigade?
The Voice of Black Cincinnati writes:
A local judge, William Martin Dickson, visited the various regiments’ camps and removed the black men who had been seized. Organizing the men along military lines and christening them the Black Brigade.
Take a look and welcome to Black history…
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Did you know this about Black History?
by Barbara Kyles
Do you know this about the Bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in 1963?
Deana Wright tells us, “Sarah was in the bathroom with Addie Mae when the bomb exploded in the 16th Street Baptist Church, in Birmingham, Alabama on that Sunday in 1963. She lost her right eye and was hospitalized for two months after the bombing, forcing her to miss her sister’s funeral. 56 years later she is still paying doctor bills, resulting from her eye injury.”
Take a look and welcome to Black history…
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Did you know: Whites used to pay to throw balls at blacks at the circus
by Barbara Kyles
Do you know?
Below is a question posed in an exhibit at the Jim Crow Museum of racist artifacts in Big Rapids, Michigan.
Question
Somebody told me that whites used to pay to throw balls at blacks at the circus. Is this true?
–Stephanie S. – Columbia, MissouriAnswer
At the end, thirty feet or so from the counter that closed the entrance, a grinning Negro face bobbed and grimaced through a hole in the back curtain painted to represent a jungle river. The Negro’s head came right out of the spread terrific jaws of a crocodile. “Hit the nigger in the head, get a good ten cent seegar,” the barker said. “Three balls for a dime, folks. Try your skill and accuracy. Hit the nigger baby on the head get a handsome cane and pennant” (Stegner, 1957, p. 47).
The exhibit goes on to explain:
This was a common chant at numerous carnivals, fairs, and circuses across the United States throughout the late 19th century until the mid 1940s, as Americans took part in one of their favorite pastimes, “African Dodger.”
The African Dodger, also known as “Hit the Nigger Baby” or “Hit the Coon” was as commonplace in local fairs, carnivals, and circuses as Ferris wheels and roller coasters are today.
Take a look and welcome to Black history…
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Take a look: Who is responsible for the incandescent version of the light bulb we still use today?
by Barbara Kyles
Do you know that when you turn your lights on, you can thank DLewis Latimer who is responsible for the incandescent version of the light bulb we still use today?
Lewis Latimer was the child of, slaves, a sailor in the Civil War and an Assistant to Alexander Graham Bell.,
We are still using the patented design today.
Please read and learn more about DLewis Latimer…
Take a look and welcome to Black history…