Her murder was first labeled as a drowning when they retrived her from the Ohio River, but her car was discovered several blocks away from the Sherman Minton Bridge, with blood inside. When an autopsy was preformed, it was determined that she received several blows to the head before being tossed into the river, her killer was never found. She was only 34 years old.
(This happened on August 5th, 1965)
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Malcolm X: Inspiring Change and Empowerment in the Fight for Equality
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#OTD in 1960: Ruby Bridges became the first Black child to attend William J. Frantz Elementary School after a court order mandated the desegregation of schools in New Orleans, Louisiana.
At just six years old, Ruby and her story became a symbol of the civil rights movement 🤎
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History isn't a disparate collection of stories from long ago. It's the necessary context for the present moment and the forecast for the future. All histories are intertwined, and the narratives of power and privilege, oppression and resistance, adversity and triumph are as constant in their patterns as the laws of physics.
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Thank you for the memories Nichelle Nichols. Rest easy in the stars.
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Muhammad Ali: The Unforgettable Icon Who Defied Limits and Inspired Generations
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“Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.”
~ Assata Shakur
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