#black history

[odinsblog]

👉🏿 https://lfq.salisbury.edu/_issues/47_3/embodied_race_and_reproduction.html

#breast feeding #baby formula #mothers milk #slavery #black history #american history

[afriblaq]

#black history #black inventors #black inventions #black excellence #blacklivesmatter #black lives matter #tik tok #tiktok

[blackexcellence]

Read at your own risk (of wanting to eat every recipe ASAP) 👩🏿‍🍳

#cookbook #cooking #black chefs #black pride #black culture #black excellence #blackexcellence365 #blackexcellence #black girl magic #black history #black tumblr #celebrating black history #melanin

[todaysdocument]

“No man who has studied the history of [the poll tax] by Virginia can honestly deny that its basic purpose was to curtail the vote of our Negro citizens . . . “ - Augustus C. Johnson to the House Judiciary Committee, 5/16/1962. 

File Unit: Papers Accompanying Specific Bills and Resolutions of the Committee on the Judiciary from the 87th Congress, 1961 - 1962

Series: Papers Accompanying Specific Bills and Resolutions, 1903 - 1972

Record Group 233: Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1789 - 2015

Transcription:

WESTERN UNION

                                       TELEGRAM

LLB042 WA 050

(LL) NL PD WASHINGTON DC 15                         1962 MAY 16 AM 3 50

HON EMANUEL CELLER

CHAIRMAN JUDICIARY COMMITTEE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WASHDC

THE PEOPLE OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA WANT THE POLL TAX ABOLISHED

AS A QUALIFICATION FOR VOTING. WE WOULD PREFER THAT THIS BE

DONE BY OUR OWN STATE GOVERNMENT BUT IF THE LEADERS OF THE

ORGANIZATION THAT DOMINATES THE COMMONWEALTH REFUSE TO REDRESS

OUR GRIEVANCES THEY CANNOT COMPLAIN IF WE APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE

OF THE NATION TO DO IT BY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

THE ARGUMENT HAS BEEN ADVANCED THAT THE POLL TAX IS AN

IMPORTANT SOURCE OF INCOME TO THE COMMONWEALTH. IF THIS IS

TRUE, WHY THEN IS IT NOT MADE COMPULSORY AS ARE OUR OTHER TAXES?

THEN TWICE AS MUCH WOULD BE COLLECTED FROM THIS SOURCE AS IS

COLLECTED NOW I BELIVE THIS TO BE A SPECIOUS ARGUMENT

NO MAN WHO HAS STUDIED THE HISTORY OF THE ADOPTION OF

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WESTERN UNION

                       TELEGRAM

A050 SHEET 2

THIS TAX BY VIRGINIA CAN HONESTLY DENY THAT ITS BASIC PURPOSE

WAS TO CURTAIL THE VOTE OF OUR NEGRO CITIZENS I URGE THAT THE

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE REPORT OUT THE ANTI-POLL TAX RESOLUTION

AGUSTUS C JOHNSON CANDIDATE FOR DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION 10TH

DISTRICT VIRGINIA.

#archivesgov #May 16 #1962 #1960s #Augustus C. Johnson #House of Representatives #right to petition the government for a redress of grievances #poll tax #voting #voting rights #African American history #Black history #Virginia

[a-typical]

Just before going to college I went to Simsbury, Connecticut, and worked for a whole summer on a tobacco farm to earn a little school money to supplement what my parents were doing. One Sunday, we went to church in Simsbury, and we were the only Negroes there. On Sunday mornings I was the religious leader and spoke on any text I wanted to 107 boys. I had never thought that a person of my race could eat anywhere, but we ate in one of the finest restaurants in Hartford.

After that summer in Connecticut, it was a bitter feeling going back to segregation. It was hard to understand why I could ride wherever I pleased on the train from New York to Washington and then had to change to a Jim Crow car at the nation’s capital in order to continue the trip to Atlanta. The first time that I was seated behind a curtain in a dining car, I felt as if the curtain had been dropped on my selfhood. I could never adjust to the separate waiting rooms, separate eating places, separate rest rooms, partly because the separate was always unequal, and partly because the very idea of separation did something to my sense of dignity and self-respect.

The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr.

#MLK #Martin Luther King Jr #Clayborne Carson #The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr #1960s #civil rights #civil rights movement #black history #black history month #black lives matter #black history matters #black authors #history #blm #black voices #bipoc #african american #peaceful protests #nonviolent resistance #atypicalreads

[thefinaljohnson]

#social justice #politics #funny post #socialism #black history #funny news #ukranian #ukraine #russia #vladimir putin #no more war #race war #support black lives #black lives matter

[by-any-means-necessay]

#mae jemison #star trek #astronaut #black history #black liberation

[dragonladdie]

Fun fact!

The Dora Milaje in Black Panther are based on the Dahomey Amazons, who were the only documented OFFICIAL, FRONTLINE, COMBAT-BASED all-female military unit to this day.

Black women keep winning 😌

(Source) (BTW!!! This is an archive of international black/African history that's expands daily! I highly recommend you take a peek 👀)

#but they wont teach THIS in american history class 🤦🏽‍♂️ #man African history is so badass and the only shit the teach in school is Egypt :/ #like us natives only get our 'Native American culture week UwU' before they go back to villianizing us in colonizer history #and god forbid Asian Polynesian and Middle East history is even mentioned #like... why do you only focus on the BAD parts of poc history god damn #i get you vant teach everything but you cant keep teaching the same shit either lmao #african history #dahomey #dahomey amazons #dora milaje #black panther #wakanda #black history #blm #black lives matter #marvel #mcu #terfs dni #proshippers dni #'race criticals' or whatever the hell you mfs call yourselves aren't welcome either 🖕🏽 scram

[spaceshipsandpurpledrank]

Happy Black History Month

#talkin #tik tok #bhm #black cosplayer #black history #anime #happy black history month #1k #2k #3k

[aci25]

Black History month. Here is your 1st black history heroine.

The lady circled in the photo was Lucy Higgs Nichols. She was born into slavery in Tennessee, but during the Civil War she managed to escape and found her way to 23rd Indiana Infantry Regiment which was encamped nearby. She stayed with the regiment and worked as a nurse throughout the war.

After the war, she moved north with the regiment and settled in Indiana, where she found work with some of the veterans of the 23rd.

She applied for a pension after Congress passed the Army Nurses Pension Act of 1892 which allowed Civil War nurses to draw pensions for their service. The War Department had no record of her, so her pension was denied. Fifty-five surviving veterans of the 23rd petitioned Congress for the pension they felt she had rightfully earned, and it was granted.

The photograph shows Nichols and other veterans of the Indiana regiment at a reunion in 1898. Beloved by the troops who referred to her as “Aunt Lucy,” Nichols was the only woman to receive an honorary induction into the Grand Army of the Republic, and she was buried in an unmarked grave in New Albany with full military honors in 1915.

#black history month #black history #african american history #african american #civil war #Lucy Higgs Nichols #Civil War nurses #in history #educate yourselves #educational #educate yourself #Army Nurses Pension Act of 1892 #black history heroine #black women

[etherealnoir]

Link to the Original Tweet Thread

Link to Maya’s PayPal if you want to support her research

For all of my black cinephiles and history nerds out there, I feel like this is right up our alley. The website is super informative and user friendly, and not only has popular black films but vintage footage dating back to the silent film era.

#black cinema #film history #black history #links #black film archive #black media

[thenerdyanthrohistorian]

Tiktok is on FIRE calling out the white supremacy we witnessed today!!!!

#TikTok you don’t stop #save for later #history #Black History

[blackexcellence]

Today in Black Excellence: Dapper Dan—the underground fashion icon who made history as the first Black designer to receive CFDA’s lifetime achievement award.

“I don’t give a damn about failure. I was born part of failure. We are the phoenix—all of us here in America, every black man, woman, and child are part of the phoenix, still rising from those ashes. All my life is about getting knocked down and getting back up. I don’t care. It’s fun!”—Dapper Dan.

What’s Dapper Dan’s story?

Born Daniel Day on August 8, 1944, in Harlem, New York City, into a working-class family. By 13, he was making thousands a day after teaching himself gambling. By the 70s, Dan first sold items out of his car, and in 1982, the iconic Dapper Dan’s Boutique had its grand opening —open 24/7.

Dan is self-taught—from his fabrics and leather printing, to his creations of unique textiles featuring Louis Vuitton and Gucci logos. His designs became synonymous with 80s hip-hop—but Dan was neglected by the fashion world, and his illegal use of major label logos led to police raids. Local attention became Global; European luxury fashion companies like Fendi caught wind and promptly took legal action. Dapper Dan’s Boutique was shut down in 1992. Ever the hustler, he continued working underground.

How did he come to win the CFDA award?

Ironically, to say the least, and on his own terms in true Dapper Dan style. Fans were outraged when they noticed Gucci steal one of his classic designs for a major show. The coat was first made for Olympian Diane Dixon, and she posted on Instagram: “Give Dapper Dan his credit. He did it first in 1989!” Incredibly, Gucci accepted its wrongdoing and sparked his career into new life when it offered a partnership.

At age 77, he made history as the first Black fashion designer honored with the CFDA’s Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award. He is also the first designer to receive the honor without ever doing a solo fashion show. Truly the epitome of Black excellence.

Original portrait by Tumblr Creatr @patiencelekienart

There’s a quote by Faith Cummings that says, “We still struggle to garner a seat at the table. Even though we’ve oft built the table ourselves.” As a Black Creative, this is a reality many of us face. And Dapper Dan is a modern representation of just that—Black Excellence. He exemplifies how and why our contributions to culture often define culture. It was an honor dedicating this piece to him, as an extension of my gratitude and appreciation for the path he has paved for all Black Creatives. Thank you Dapper Dan. 

—@patiencelekienart

#blackexcellence365 #blackjoyisblackexcellence #blackjoy #blackexcellence #black excellence #black excellence 365 #black joy is black excellence #black Joy #black history month #all black everything #melanin #celebrating black history #black history matters #black history #black culture #black lives matter #today in black excellence #black tumblr #blktumblr #dapper dan #creatrs #fashion #black fashion

[dreams-in-blk]

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The Unstoppable & Electrifying, One and Only:

CHAKA KHAN!

Listen: Every Woman

#dreams in blk #black tumblr #black beauty #black girl magic #chaka khan #vintage black glamour #black entertainers #1970s style #funk music #black style icons #melanin #black people #black excellence #poc aesthetic #black joy #black history #black elegance #beautiful black women #black women #black women are everything #black music #black girls rock #singerslife

[natsujutsu]

Cartoon Network:

Tell the Whole Story | The Crystal Gems Say Be Anti-Racist

#Steven Universe #Cartoon Network #BLM #Black Lives Matter #toonami promo #Adult Swim #Black History

[evolvingessence]

#black people #black people be like #african american #black history #black twitter

[harriyanna]

fun fact that many people do not know, princess tiana is real!

#a legend #leah chase #dooky chase restaurant #the princess and the frog #princess and the frog #princess tiana #charlotte la bouff #Disney #disney princess #black writers of tumblr #black writeblr #black history #black tumblr #new orleans #nola

[eighthxjune]

#@finegirlfrancis #sea #africans #black people #humanity #self love #middle passage #history #black history #honor #memory

[watchoutforintellect]

It took many years of vomiting up all the filth I’d been taught about myself, and half-believed, before I was able to walk on the earth as though I had a right to be here.

James Baldwin, from “They Can’t Turn Back”

#james baldwin #lit #literature #they cant turn back #essay #black history #quotes #words #pride

[imcuterthanu]

#black history #black history month #blm movement #black lives matter #black lives still matter #black lives have always mattered #february #black people #afro latino representation #blasian #fight the power #we matter #stand up #rise up #new to blogging #new to tumblr #black men #black women appreciation #black hair #natural hair #martin luther king jr #malcolm x #bob marely #rosa parks #civil rights #black panther #american history #usa #african american