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    Aug 1

    This year marks the anniversaries of two pivotal moments in United States history. 400 years ago, in 1619, ships arrived in Virginia carrying kidnapped Africans; and 100 years ago this summer that America’s most notorious “race riots” occurred.

    Illuminate NMAAHC: Commemorate and Celebrate Freedom
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  2. 47 minutes ago

    Join us and September 7th in Chicago for "gOD Talk," a series of conversations aimed at exploring the intersection of religion and black Millennials. Learn more and register to attend:

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    19 hours ago

    The passage of the 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote. African American women, however, still faced barriers exercising their rights. Risking their lives and livelihoods, African American women continued to fight to secure their right to vote.

    #HiddenHerstory
    #HiddenHerstory celebrates the efforts of African American women to empower themselves, and their communities.
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  4. 19 hours ago

    The passage of the 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote. African American women, however, still faced barriers exercising their rights. Risking their lives and livelihoods, African American women continued to fight to secure their right to vote.

    #HiddenHerstory
    #HiddenHerstory celebrates the efforts of African American women to empower themselves, and their communities.
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    22 hours ago

    📊 Mathematician 💻 Human computer 📚 Author of scientific papers Today, we celebrate the 101st birthday of Katherine Johnson, a human computer who calculated trajectories that launched into orbit:

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    Aug 26

    Despite the ratification of the 14th Amendment granting equal protection under the law to all citizens, lynching became a lethal mechanism of massive resistance to that progress. The Evidence of Things Unsaid:

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    Aug 26

    Without the radical actions of the Black Panthers, the USDA School Breakfast Program, which helps feed over 14.57 million children, may never have happened.

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  8. Aug 26

    Despite the ratification of the 14th Amendment granting equal protection under the law to all citizens, lynching became a lethal mechanism of massive resistance to that progress. The Evidence of Things Unsaid:

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  9. Aug 25

    Good morning! The museum is open today, 10am - 5:30pm. We look forward to welcoming you.

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  10. Aug 24

    The museum will be closed for the remainder of the day today due to an internal power outage. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. You may use your passes to visit the museum any day the museum is open.

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  11. Aug 24

    As always, we will honor your timed passes on your next visit.

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  12. Aug 24

    There's a power outage at the museum today. Unfortunately, the museum will be closed while we look into this matter. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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  13. Aug 23

    Learn more about the Elaine Massacre via :

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  14. Aug 23

    Governor Charles Brough called for 500 soldiers from nearby Camp Pike to "shoot to kill" anyone who refused surrender. They banded together with local vigilantes—killing at least 200 African-Americans. This tragedy became known as the Elaine massacre.

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  15. Aug 23

    The shots were returned, and one white man was killed. Word spread rapidly. Rumors arose that the sharecroppers, who had formally joined the Progressive Farmers and Household Union of America (PFHUA) were leading an organized “insurrection” against white residents.

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  16. Aug 23

    On September 30, 1919, a group of black sharecroppers, upset about unfair low wages, gathered in a small church in Elaine, Arkansas. A group of local white men, some of whom may have been affiliated with local law enforcement, fired shots into the church.

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    Aug 23

    New in TC- the 1973 edition of "Delegate Magazine," from , featuring an "In Memorium" section honoring Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Lyndon Johnson, Harry Truman, and Jackie Robinson.

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    Aug 23

    Two years before his death, the French made African American pilot Eugene Bullard a Knight of the Legion of Honor for his brave service in WWI; on August 23, 1994, thirty-three years after his death, the United States Air Force appointed him a Second Lieutenant.

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    Aug 22

    Edmonia Lewis shattered gender and race expectations about sculptors. See her works at .

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    Aug 22

    Game, set, match. 🎾 in 1950, Althea Gibson became the first African American tennis player to be accepted to a competition for a U.S. national championship. In 1988, Gibson donated her 5 Wimbledon trophies and more to . (📷:88-8695-18)

    A woman holds up two, circular trophies. And a man examines the one in her right hand. They are stranding in a room filled with sports equipment.
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  21. Aug 22

    in 1989, revolutionary and Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton was killed in Oakland, CA. Read more about his life:

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