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This is one of the Women that I have added to my “Obscure Women” series. Mrs. Cary was a true champion for human rights, regardless of race or gender. A perfect example of someone who was of the elite class using their wealth, and status for the good of the . . . → Read More: Mary Ann Shadd Cary – Abolitionist, Editor, Lawyer 
As a lil’ girl growing up in Mississippi, I heard Ms. Fannie speak. Although I was afraid for her safety, I was very inspired by her courage and determination to not let color or gender stop her from seeking what was right for those who . . . → Read More: Fannie Lou Hamer – “I’m Sick and Tired of BEING Sick and Tired” Below is a great piece on a good friend of mine which I borrowed from his website. I met Mr. Bill Costen in 2005. I was somewhat embarrassed that I had not met this living legend before, as we almost lived in each others backyard. He is one of my Unsung Heros. Below . . . → Read More: Bill Costen – First African American Commercial Hot-Air Balloon Pilot in the Country.
Coretta Scott King (April 27, 1927 – January 30, 2006) was an author, activist, and civil rights leader. The widow of Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King helped lead the African-American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. Mrs. King’s most prominent role may have been in the years after . . . → Read More: Coretta Scott King – More than the wife of Martin
Elizabeth Keckly was born in February 1818 in Dinwiddie County Courthouse, VA. She was born a slave to slave parents. She was brought into this world in God-like thought but fettered in action. Like many before her, she was forced into servitude. But she never surrendered her mind or her desire to be free! . . . → Read More: Elizabeth Keckly/Mary Baxter Johnson There is a growing trend regarding this country’s history. It is becoming the norm to tell history the way it did NOT happen! It is also becoming the norm to take accurate literature and change/replace offensive words. Thereby changing history. As an African American Woman who was born and reared in Mississippi, you know . . . → Read More: Making up History – What are your thoughts? It was the last year of high school. It was a brisk cool day. My usual routine was go to class. After class take the city bus to downtown Hartford, get off in front of Friendly’s Restaurant. There I ordered my usual– a chicken sandwich with extra mayo and a strawberry fribble. Then . . . → Read More: Challenger Explosion – Where were you when it happened? |
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