1878 to 1918
1883 - Civil Rights Cases
PROMO: Landmark Cases - Civil Rights Cases (C-SPAN)
For our second episode of the season, we'll explore the Civil Rights Cases of 1883. The decision struck down the Civil Rights Act of 1875, a federal law that granted all people access to public accommodations like trains and theaters, regardless of race. Justice John Marshall Harlan, known as The Great Dissenter, cast the lone vote in opposition, and his dissent eventually eclipsed the legacy of the majority opinion. Find more information here: http://landmarkcases.c-span.org/Case/...
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Civil Rights Cases of 1883
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1890 - First Poll Tax Passed
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The Injustice of the Poll Tax and Why It Took a Constitutional Amendment to Stop It ... In the aftermath of the Civil War, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866, quickly ... By 1890, Mississippi had inaugurated the first of the constitutional ..
Nov 5, 2018 — A poll tax is generally considered a fee paid for the right to vote. ... In 1870, Congress passed the 15th Amendment which declared citizens ... of the 147,000 voting-age African Americans were registered to vote after 1890.
Elizabeth Blackwell | John Hancock | The Poll Tax: Twenty-Fourth Amendment Ratified. ... I do not wish to give [women] a first place, still less a second one—but the ... In the 1890s, the Populist party momentarily succeeded in uniting poor black ... in the 1940s, the House of Representatives passed anti-poll tax legislation, ...
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Mrs. Guilford, 94, reflects on poll taxes, literacy tests and new efforts to limit voting
Dorothy Guilford has a simple message for politicians who enact laws making it harder for minorities, the poor and the elderly to vote: “I don’t think that’s right.” She should know. She’s seen it all before. Born in 1920 in Montgomery, Alabama, Guilford lived through most of the Jim Crow years, when laws discouraged African Americans like her, as well as poor white people, from voting. When she first became eligible to vote, she had to take a literacy test and pay a poll tax of $1.50, a sum worth about $25 today. Anyone who couldn’t read or couldn’t pay the tax, which accumulated, couldn’t vote. Most white voters, however – those whose ancestors were on the voting rolls prior to the Civil War – were exempt from the test.
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1892 - Ida B. Wells Launches Her Anti-Lynching Crusade
TED-Ed: How one journalist risked her life to hold murderers accountable - Christina Greer
Ida B. Wells was an investigative journalist, civil rights leader, and anti-lynching advocate who fought for equality and justice. -- In the late 1800’s, lynchings were happening all over the American South, often without any investigation or consequences for the murderers. A young journalist set out to expose the truth about these killings. Her reports shocked the nation, launched her journalism career and a lifelong pursuit of civil rights. Christina Greer details the life of Ida B. Wells and her tireless struggle for justice. Lesson by Christina Greer, directed by Anna Nowakowska.
Ida B. Wells | Activist for African-American Justice | Biography
Ida Bell Wells (July 16, 1862 to March 25, 1931), better known as Ida B. Wells, was an African-American journalist, abolitionist, and feminist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s. She went on to found and become integral in groups striving for African-American justice. #Biography
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Ida B. Wells Crusader For Human Rights | Timeline
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett was an American investigative journalist, educator, and an early leader in the civil rights movement. She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Content owned and licensed from Canamedia to Little Dot Studios. All enquiries, please contact owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com
I've Done my Work: Ida B. Wells and The Women Pushing Back Today
Join us for a live episode of The United States of Anxiety: Gender and Power as WNYC’s Kai Wright explores the life of Ida B. Wells and her decision as a young woman activist to take on a deadly fight, and not let up. It was barely a generation after the Civil War when Wells - then a young journalist - dared to expose dangerous truths about lynching in the United States. Southern whites were so rattled by her writing, they burned down Wells’ Memphis newspaper. Forced into exile, she expanded her work into a long pamphlet called Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases, focused on anti-black terrorism in America.
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July 9, 1893 - Daniel Hale Williams successfully performs first hear operation
First Open-Heart Surgery - Decades TV Network
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams was one of the few African-American surgeons of the early 1890s. He performed the first successful open-heart surgery at Provident Hospital in Chicago in 1893. James Cornish arrived at Provident with a stab wound to the chest on July 9. Dr. Williams' training and instincts led him to the unprecedented and experimental surgery of cracking open the chest and sewing up a gash in the sac around the heart. Cornish not only survived but outlived Dr. Williams.
Black American Innovation-Dr.Daniel Hale Williams (The Father Of Open Heart Surgery)
Dr.Daniel Hale Williams was the first to perform a open heart surgery. He also went to open Provident Hospital for African Americans. Hosted by Phillip Scott Forward Us News Stories news@africandiasporanews.org
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Dr. Daniel Hale Williams First Black Heart Surgeon In America | Timeline
Daniel Hale Williams (January 18, 1856[1] – August 4, 1931) was an American general surgeon, who in 1893 performed the first documented, successful pericardium surgery in the United States to repair a wound. He founded Chicago's Provident Hospital, the first non-segregated hospital in the United States and also founded an associated nursing school for African Americans. The heart surgery at Provident, which his patient survived for the next twenty years, is referred to as "the first successful heart surgery" by Encyclopedia Britannica. In 1913, Williams was elected as the only African-American charter member of the American College of Surgeons.
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May 18, 1896 - Plessy v. Ferguson
Sound Smart: Plessy v. Ferguson | History
Historian Yohuru Williams talks about the Plessy v. Ferguson case and its effects on the Civil Rights Movement.
Plessy v. Ferguson | BRI’s Homework Help Series
How did the odious doctrine of “separate but equal” become legally permissible in the U.S.? This Homework Help narrative explores the story of the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case. (Please note: an earlier version of this video contained an incorrect image. We have fixed this error.) Access our viewing guide for this Homework Help video here: https://billofrightsinstitute.org/ele... Additional Resources: Supreme Court DBQ: Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) https://resources.billofrightsinstitu... African Americans in the Gilded Age https://resources.billofrightsinstitu... Supreme Court DBQ: Brown v. Board of Education (1954) https://resources.billofrightsinstitu...
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Plessy v Ferguson (1896)
After the slaves were declared free by the 13th Amendment, life for the Freedmen was made difficult by a series of laws designed to remind Freedmen that they were less than White People. The main idea of these laws was to segregate people based on the color of their skin. Homer Plessy challenged this law all the way to the Supreme Court. Get the Worksheet Here: https://etsy.me/2Tae0r0
Separate But Equal: Homer Plessy and the Case That Upheld the Color Line
Be Woke Presents Black History in Two Minutes (or so) https://blackhistoryintwominutes.com In June of 1882, a 30-year-old shoemaker by the name of Homer Plessy of New Orleans led a revolution that aimed to overturn Jim Crow segregation laws. Plessy, who was said to be 1/8 black, entered the white’s only car while on a train. When asked to move to the colored car, Plessy refused. Following his arrest, a group of citizens used his arrest to fight Jim Crow segregation laws. Facing defeat at every turn, the battle raged on all the way up to the Supreme Court in the 1896 case, Plessy v. Ferguson.
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1898 - Louisiana Disenfranchises All African Americans
September 18, 1898 - Booker T. Washington : First African American To Address a Racially-Mixed Southern Audience
Sept. 19, 1881 - Booker T. Washington and the Tuskegee Institute
Classes began at the Tuskegee Institute this week in 1881. The school – created for black students – was led by former slave Booker T. Washington.
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Booker T. Washington and His Racial Politics - Fast Facts | History
Born a slave, Booker T. Washington became one of the most celebrated educators and orators in the world. Find out more about his life and work in this video. Explore the life of Booker T. Washington: http://www.history.com/topics/black-h...
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1899 - Scott Joplin Helps Launch Ragtime
The Incredible Story of America's First Pop Star
Go to http://skl.sh/polyphonic21 to start learning a new skill today. POLYPHONIC MERCHANDISE: https://standard.tv/collections/polyp...
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'Original Rags' SCOTT JOPLIN (1899) Ragtime Piano Roll Legend
https://ragtimedorianhenry.com/ Original Rags composed by SCOTT JOPLIN. Version for my pianola.
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1900 - Black National Anthem
Why we "Lift Every Voice and Sing" | The story behind the 'black national anthem'
With so much debate around the national anthem recently, we thought it was time to revisit the historic meaning of "Lift Ev'ry and Sing," the song unofficially known as the 'black national anthem.' theGrio's Deputy Editor, Natasha Alford, breaks down the story behind the 100+ year old hymn and its meaning to our culture. Read more here: http://thegrio.com/2017/10/07/why-we-...
LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING by Ray Charles
From THE DICK CAVETT SHOW. September 18, 1972. The Raelettes are: Vernita Moss, Susaye Green, Mable John, Dorothy Berry, & Estella Yarbrough.
Alicia Keys sings Black National Anthem
News 8's Neda Iranpour talks about what's trending.
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Why 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' is known as the Black National Anthem?
The song was first performed in public in 1900 during a celebration of President Lincoln. . 11Alive is Where Atlanta Speaks. We believe that news shouldn’t be a one-way conversation, but a dialogue with you. Join in, share your thoughts and connect with new perspectives.
Lift ev'ry voice and sing
'Til earth and heaven ring Ring with the harmonies of Liberty Let our rejoicing rise High as the list'ning skies Let it resound loud as the rolling sea Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us Facing the rising sun of our new day begun Let us march on 'til victory is won Stony the road we trod Bitter the chastening rod Felt in the days when hope unborn had died Yet with a steady beat Have not our weary feet Come to the place for which our fathers sighed? We have come over a way that with tears has been watered We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered Out from the gloomy past 'Til now we stand at last Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast God of our weary years God of our silent tears Thou who has brought us thus far on the way Thou who has by Thy might Led us into the light Keep us forever in the path, we pray Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee Lest, our hearts drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee Shadowed beneath Thy hand May we forever stand True to our God True to our native land Source: LyricFind Songwriters: J. Rosamond Johnson / James Johnson Lift Every Voice and Sing lyrics © Carlin America Inc, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC |
1903 - DuBois Publishes The Souls of Black Folk
An Introduction to W.E.B Du Bois' The Souls of Black Folk- Macat Sociology Analysis
W.E.B. Du Bois’ The Souls of Black Folk is one of the most influential works ever written in the field of sociology. This short video from Macat explains the timely ideas in the work in only a few minutes.
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The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. DU BOIS read by toriasuncle | Full Audio Book
The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. DU BOIS (1868 - 1963) Genre(s): *Non-fiction, History , Music Read by: toriasuncle in English
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1903 - Madam C.J. Walker, African American Woman Starts A Business Which Will Make Her a Millionaire
Meet the First Self-Made Female Millionaire
Madam C.J. Walker was suffering from poverty and hair loss when she decided to concoct a hair regrowth lotion to heal her damaged scalp. Fast forward a handful of years and millions of dollars later, Walker was leading one of the most successful, and philanthropic, cosmetic companies to date.
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Inspiring Story of one of America's First African American Millionaires
February is Black History Month in the United States. The annual, month-long national observance pays tribute to important people and events that shaped the history of African Americans. VOA's Chris Simkins introduces us to a woman who grew up on a former slave plantation, fought against discrimination and went on to become one of the nation's first African American millionaires. Originally published at - http://www.voanews.com/a/3710719.html
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1903 - Chicago Defender, Chicago's First African American Newspaper, Launched
Civil Rights Activist Timuel Black Remember The Chicago Defender After Its Last Printing
After more than a century, the Chicago Defender, the iconic news outlet for African Americans in Chicago and beyond, printed its last copy. It will be continuing only as a digital operation.
The Legacy of the Chicago DefenderJuly 17th, 2019, marked the first week without a print edition of the Chicago Defender in more than 114 years. Though the legendary Black newspaper continues to publish online, the end of its print run has prompted a reckoning with the crucial role the paper has played in the lives of many Black Americans. Myiti Sengstacke-Rice, a fifth-generation member of the family that began publishing the Defender in 1905, is one of those reflecting. Her book on the Defender covers the impact the paper had, from providing a platform for writers like Langston Hughes and Gwendolyn Brooks, to assisting the Great Migration. Join Rice and Chicago Tonight correspondent Brandis Friedman for a discussion on the power of the Black press, and the future of her family's legacy.
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America's First Black Media Mogul | Robert Sengstacke Abbott | Black History Documentary
Black History | Robert Sengstacke Abbott This black business documentary profiles successful African American entrepreneur Robert Sengstacke Abbott, publisher of the Chicago Defender newspaper. A self made millionaire, Mr. Abbott was one of the richest black men in America. Did you enjoy this black history documentary? SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/2II5UUn
Dorie Ladner on the Chicago Defender
When SNCC veteran Dorie Ladner visited the NMAAHC, the section on the Chicago Defender evoked memories of how she received the paper while growing up near Hattiesburg, Mississippi and the impact of the paper. This is one of many examples of how the objects at NMAAHC open the door to more stories from history. September 17, 2016.
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1909 - NAACP Established
2015 NAACP Founders Day
The NAACP was founded February 12, 1909 by brave Americans who answered a call against injustice. Learn who they were and see the work today of the NAACP, as we continue to fight for social justice.
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The Founding of the NAACP
In 1909 civil rights activists and reformers gather in New York to create a multicultural organization to fight the civil injustices facing African Americans.
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1909 - First African American Reaches North Pole
Who Was the First Person to Reach the North Pole? | National Geographic
Reaching the North Pole is no small feat. While many believe the first person to accomplish this daunting task was either Robert Peary or Frederick Cook, the title might actually belong to an African American explorer named Matthew Henson. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe
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A Dash to the North Pole (1909) - extract | BFI National Archive
A Dash to the North Pole (1909) - extract | BFI National Archive. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI. This film footage of the Ziegler North Pole expedition was reissued in Britain by Charles Urban in 1909 when all things Polar were of almost obsessive interest to the British film-going public. This film shows an early American attempt on the North Pole filmed by expedition leader Anthony Fiala. It shows the expedition ship S.S. America travelling through pack ice and attempting to land and features shots of the expedition members with their dog sleds on the ice. (Bryony Dixon, BFI National Archive) All titles on the BFI Films channel are preserved in the vast collections of the BFI National Archive. To find out more about the Archive visit http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collect...
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1910-1920 - Great Migration Begins
Sound Smart: The Great Migration | History
Historian Yohuru Williams explains what you need to know to sound smart about the Great Migration of African Americans from the South to the North after the Civil War.
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The Great Migration
At the outbreak of World War I, industries in the north open employment to African Americans. They leave the south in record numbers for jobs in the north.
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1911 - National Urban League Founded
Nolan Rollins' history with the Urban League
Nolan Rollins explains his accomplishments with the Urban League Host: Brandon I. Brooks
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National Urban League at 95 (Part 1)
Established in 1910, The Urban League is the nation's oldest and largest community based movement devoted to empowering African Americans to enter the economic and social mainstream. In 2005, 95 years of hard work providing advocacy as well as direct services like job training, home ownership and educational assistance to millions was celebrated with this video.
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1912 - First African American Pilot
The First Female African American Pilot
Bessie Coleman wanted to fly, and she wouldn't take no for an answer. As the first African American woman with a pilot's license, she proved her skill as a stunt pilot. From the Show: Black Wings http://bit.ly/2yRGO1b
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Bessie Coleman: The FIRST Female African-American Pilot | The History Guy | History at Home
Bessie Coleman is known as the first African-American female to earn a pilot’s license. #HISTORYAtHome
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1912 - Father of the Blues Produces First Big Hit
W.C. Handy - St. Louis Blues (1914)W.c. Handy - St. Louis Blues Created: 1914
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Father of the Blues, W. C. Handy BirthplaceWe were in Florence, Alabama to see the home of the Father of the Blues, W. C. Handy. His music introduced a vital musical form that still resonates today and helped to make him a wealthy and respected musician. Handy was born in this cabin on November 16, 1873. He grew up longing to play music. His parents disapproved but he persevered. After moving to St. Louis he heard this man say, I sure hate to see that evening sun go down. So thats where those words come from that he put in the St. Louis Blues. A legend was born.
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March 10, 1913 - Harriet Tubman Dies
The breathtaking courage of Harriet Tubman - Janell Hobson
Take a closer look at the life of escaped slave and American icon Harriet Tubman, who liberated over 700 enslaved people using the Underground Railroad. -- Download a free audiobook version of "The Underground Railroad" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://adbl.co/2LEl0sU Check out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/t... Escaping slavery; risking everything to save her family; leading a military raid; championing the cause of women’s suffrage; these are just a handful of the accomplishments of one of America’s most courageous heroes. Janell Hobson details Harriet Tubman's many fights for freedom. Lesson by Janell Hobson, directed by Yan Dan Wong.
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'I Could Have Freed a Thousand More Slaves If They Knew They Were Slaves' | Harriet Tubman
American abolitionist and political activist, Harriet Tubman was born into slavery, escaped and rescued thousands of slaves, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. #Biography
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1915-1923 - George Washington Carver researched and experimented with new uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, soybeans, pecans, and other crops
Modern Marvels: George Washington Carver Tech - Full Episode (S12, E8) | History
Rising from slavery to become one of the world's most respected and honored men, George Washington Carver devoted his life to understanding the many uses for the simplest of plant life in Season 12, Episode 8, "George Washington Carver Tech". #ModernMarvels
George Washington Carver "The Plant Doctor" Revolutionized Farming Industry | Biography
George Washington Carver was born into slavery but went on to become a botanist and one of the most prominent scientists and inventors of his time. Find out more about his life in this short biography. #Biography #GeorgeWashingtonCarver #PlantDoctor
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George Washington Carver: Bigger than peanuts
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George Washington Carver: An Uncommon LifeWhile George Washington Carver's rise from slavery to scientific accomplishment has inspired millions, time has reduced him to the man who did something with peanuts. This documentary uncovers Carver's complexities and reveals the full impact of his life and work.
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1917 - East Saint Louis Race Riots
East St. Louis Race Riots | Living St. Louis | Nine Network
From KETC, Living St. Louis Producer Jim Kirchherr looks back at the ethnic, political and social conflicts taking place in East St. Louis in the early 1900s. These tensions erupted into violence on July 1, 1917, after police officers were shot.
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East St Louis Race Riots
The first week in July marks the 95th anniversary of one of the darkest events in the history of the St. Louis area. But it wasn't something thrown at us by Mother Nature. Rather, it was a failing of human nature. "The 1917 race riots which occurred in East St. Louis are one of those absolutely tragic, horrible, awful events that continue to compound our history," said Dr. Robert Archibald, president of the Missouri History Museum. And to this day, they are still considered the worst race riots the nation had ever seen.
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1917-1918 - World War I
How WWI Changed America: African Americans in WWI
African Americans made substantial contributions in WWI, on both the front lines and the homefront. By 1920, nearly one million Black Americans left the rural South in a movement called The Great Migration which would transform the economic, social and political landscape of the U.S. This video is made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and is a partnership of the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission, the Doughboy Foundation and the National WWI Museum and Memorial as part of the teaching and learning resources of “How WWI Changed America.” View all the resources from “How WWI Changed America” at https://wwichangedus.org Have questions? Email us at education@theworldwar.org and for more information about the National WWI Museum and Memorial visit https://theworldwar.org
The Harlem Hellfighters | History
The Harlem Hellfighters were an African-American infantry unit in WWI who spent more time in combat than any other American unit. #HistoryChannel
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Storied: African Americans in WW1, Part 1During World War I, African Americans were asked to help make the world "safe for democracy" and contribute to the war effort, though they were denied equality at home. Join historians Peter DeCarlo of MNHS and Dr. Saje Mathieu of the University of Minnesota, as they explore this subject in this gripping series. To learn more about other stories from WW1, visit the WW1America exhibit at the Minnesota History Center, on view until Nov. 11, 2017. http://www.minnesotahistorycenter.org...
We Return Fighting: The African American Experience in World War I Exhibition
We Return Fighting will be a 4,200 sq. ft. temporary exhibition opening at the National Museum of African American History and Culture on December 13, 2019. The exhibition will have three sections, 26 themes, nine media pieces, a photography gallery, and an interactive engagement, anchored in nine African American historical luminary personalities. The exhibition will mainly interpret life experiences of African Americans during the World War I era (1913 to 1920)—with interpretations spanning from 1865 to 1963. Though the foundation of the exhibition will be the African American military experience from 1917 to 1919, the exhibition will mainly offer an inclusive non-military experience focusing on the social, cultural, political, economic and intellectual lives of African Americans before, during and after World War I.
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May 15, 1918 - Henry Johnson Wins Croix de Guerre in World War I
The Battle of Henry Johnson | The Great War
Censorship prevents the naming of any American unit or soldier but because the 15th is serving with the French, they don’t come under censorship, and thus Henry Johnson and his fellow soldiers become some of the first American heroes of WWI. THE GREAT WAR premieres April 10 at 9/8c on PBS.
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The President Awards the Medal of Honor Posthumously to World War I Veterans
President Obama presents the Medal of Honor posthumously to Private Henry Johnson and Sergeant William Shemin, both of whom served courageously in World War I. June 2, 2015.
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