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Racial terrorism was common during the Jim Crow period after Reconstruction in the South. It was publicly displayed through lynching, even though the daily practice of racial domination, though violence was common from 1865 to 1960. There are varying reports of the total number of lynchings, but lynchings are the best representation of the racial … Read more
Summary Booker T Washington (BTW) was a speaker, writer, and educator in the early 20th century. He was widely considered the most prominent Black leader of his time. He met with presidents and industrialists. He believed in the uplift of Black people through self-improvement, education, and entrepreneurship. He built and led the Tuskegee Institute for … Read more
After 120 years, the biggest debate in Black Economics still rages on Introduction One of the longest-running debates in Black Economics is still active today: How should Black people navigate the economic system in the United States? What policies and strategies can best promote upward mobility and long-term stability for Black communities? How do we … Read more
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (he pronounced his last name as “Doo-boys”) was one of the greatest intellectuals of his time. He is known as an educator, pan-Africanist, editor, and early civil rights leader. He helped found the NAACP and edited its newspaper, the Crisis. He was born in 1868 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, in … Read more