Tag: civil rights
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Nina Simone at Black Woodstock (8/17/1969)
The Harlem Cultural Festival (also known as Black Woodstock) was a series of music concerts held in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City during the summer of 1969 to celebrate African American music and culture and to promote the continued politics of black pride. Notable participants included Nina Simone, B.B. King, Sly & the Family Stone,…
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Black women like Jo Ann Robinson made Martin Luther King
When a 20 something preacher arrives in montgommery alabama into the firestorm a group of black women already organising made him their spokesperson the rest is… good article here on jo ann robinson by keisha blain Honorable Mayor W. Gayle City Hall Montgomery, Alabama Dear Sir: The Women’s Political Council is very grateful to you…
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