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Literature
The Night Was Dark
In this story, Elizabeth and her family escape their plantation in the middle of the night with help from Harriet Tubman.
February 19, 2020
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Should I Sacrifice to Live Half-American?
In this letter to the editor, James G. Thompson, a 26-year-old African American, writes about his desire to defend his country and to continue the fight for civil rights as the United States enters World War II.
July 7, 2022
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Veteran Benefits Denied Holders
An article in a Black newspaper that describes how thousands of Black soldiers and others from marginalized groups, including LGBTQ people, were denied GI benefits after returning from World War II
July 7, 2022
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The Black Arts Movement
The article, written by Larry Neal, talks about the Black Arts Movement in depth: the beauty, the pain, the struggle and progress. Neal also talks about Black power, Black nationalism and the Black aesthetic.
July 18, 2022
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Niagara Movement Declaration of Principles, 1905
A document declaring the principles of the Niagara Movement conference
July 18, 2022
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The Chicago Plan - January 7, 1966
The press release from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on behalf of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) details the organization’s plans to end slums in Chicago.
July 18, 2022
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Black Men and the Draft
Cleveland Sellers provides a testimonial of his experience with the draft for the Vietnam War, the racism of Selective Service and his antiwar orientation.
June 15, 2022
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Survey: Current Field Work, Spring, 1963
This Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) report from 1963 details voter registration work and police harassment in South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia and Arkansas.
July 6, 2022
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Freedom School Data
This 1964 report was issued by the Council of Federated Organizations in the midst of Freedom Summer to describe their Freedom Schools project. It demonstrates the breadth of the project and the enthusiasm about its potential.
July 6, 2022
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Alabama Literacy Test (c. 1965)
A literacy test from Alabama (c. 1965) asks complex questions about civics to suppress voter registration and demonstrates the range of questions available to officials.
July 7, 2022