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Remembering Johnnie Mae Chappell: A Jim Crow-era injustice resonates in period of Black Lives Matter
Content warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence. It was a muggy Monday in 1964 and as darkness fell, Jacksonville, Florida, was ablaze with racial unrest. On a grassy roadside far from the tumult, Johnnie Mae Chappell was searching for her wallet. The housekeeper and midwife must have been tired. A Black woman of…
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Black History Month: Writer recalls fighting for recognition of Black people’s contributions in school
During a world history class in her sophomore year at a rural Texas high school, Coshandra Dillard asked her teacher to incorporate Black history into a lesson or project in February. February is traditionally celebrated as Black History Month, a time when the societal contributions and successes of Black people are recognized. The teacher in…
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Inheriting the Movement: Daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reflects on message of nonviolent social change
The youngest child of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. playfully wrestled with another girl in high school and trapped her in a headlock. The girl fought back. She scratched Bernice King’s face and pulled her hair. Bernice wanted to throw a punch, but her parents’ nonviolent training kicked in. “Somebody has to cut off the…
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