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Sharing the untold and inspiring stories of Black history, one legacy at a time.

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To educate, preserve, and celebrate the rich history of Black men and women who shaped the world.

08/28/2026

More than 4,400 Black people killed in racial terror lynchings between 1877 and 1950 are remembered at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama.

More than 800 steel monuments represent counties where racial terror lynchings took place, with names and dates engraved into the memorial.

And even with thousands of documented victims, I believe we may never truly know the full number of Black people who were lynched in America.

Many were never accused of a crime at all. Some were targeted for violating racial customs, refusing to show submission, becoming successful, standing up for themselves, or demanding the rights they were already entitled to.

This place reminds us of the violence Black people faced simply for being Black — and why this history must remain visible.

**Sources:**
Equal Justice Initiative — *National Memorial for Peace and Justice*
Equal Justice Initiative — *Lynching in America: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror*

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08/26/2026

Anthony Crawford wasn’t accused of a crime.

He was a successful Black farmer and landowner in Abbeville, South Carolina. On October 21, 1916, he went into town to sell his cotton. A disagreement over the price quickly escalated into violence.

Crawford was arrested, released on bail, attacked again, and eventually taken back into custody.

From his jail cell, after being brutally beaten, he was heard saying:

**“I thought I was a good citizen.”**

A white mob later entered the jail, dragged him through town, lynched him from a pine tree, and fired bullets into his body.

Afterward, the coroner’s jury claimed he had died at the hands of **“parties unknown.”**

No one was prosecuted.

His family was then ordered to leave town within three weeks.

Anthony Crawford’s story is another reminder that during Jim Crow, Black success, independence, and refusing to submit could make someone a target.

**Sources:**
*Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America* — James Allen, ed.
Equal Justice Initiative

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08/26/2026

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08/24/2026

Lynching in America was not always hidden.

Crowds gathered. Newspapers announced events. Photographers documented them. Some of those photographs were later turned into postcards and kept or sold as souvenirs.

That is one of the hardest parts of this history to understand — these were murders, yet they were often treated as public spectacles.

Lynching was used as racial terror to intimidate Black communities and reinforce white supremacy.

People like Ida B. Wells and Walter White worked to expose what was happening, while the NAACP spent decades fighting against lynching and pushing for federal anti-lynching legislation.

This history is difficult, but it should not be forgotten.

**Lynching in America was a crime carried out in public — and too often, justice was never served.**

Sources:
NAACP — *The History of Lynching in America*
Equal Justice Initiative — *Public Spectacle Lynchings*
James Allen, ed. — *Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America*

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08/21/2026

This wasn't just history to Rebecca Jane Grant. This was her childhood.

In Part 2 of Rebecca's story, she remembers being separated from members of her family and being taken to Beaufort, South Carolina.

She also remembers what life was like for her and her siblings when they were still too young to work. In her own words, Rebecca called them the “chillun” and remembered the “old folks” who looked after them.

And more than 80 years later, she could still remember something as ordinary—and as revealing—as how they were fed.

These are the details that make firsthand accounts so important. We aren't only learning about slavery. We're hearing how one woman remembered living through it.

📖 Through Their Words: Rebecca Jane Grant — Part 2

Source: Before Freedom: When I Just Can Remember

AI-generated historical interpretations are used in this video for visual storytelling.

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08/19/2026

History asks us to look beyond what happened and think about the choices people had to make.

In 1961, the Freedom Riders boarded interstate buses to challenge segregation—knowing they could face arrest, violence, and even death.

So I'm asking you:

🚌 **Would you have gotten on the bus?**

That's the question we'll explore during the next **History Talk Thursday** as we talk about the Freedom Riders, their courage, the risks they faced, and the impact they had on the Civil Rights Movement.

Join me Thursday at **7 PM ET** for the conversation. On TikTok

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08/17/2026

I thought I knew the story of September 15, 1963, in Birmingham.

Then one of my Facebook followers told me about Johnnie Robinson and Virgil Ware.

We remember the four little girls killed in the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church. But the violence in Birmingham didn't end there.

Later that day, 16-year-old Johnny Robinson and 13-year-old Virgil Ware were killed in two separate incidents.

This is one of the things I value about sharing history here. Sometimes I'm researching a story to share with you, and sometimes you introduce me to a story that sends me back to research and learn more.

Today, I'm remembering all six young lives lost that day.

🙏🏽Addie Mae Collins.
Denise McNair.
Carole Robertson.
Cynthia Wesley.
Johnny Robinson.
Virgil Ware.🙏🏽

Did you know about Johnny Robinson and Virgil Ware before today?

đź“š Source: PBS FRONTLINE Un(re)solved

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08/15/2026

She was about 8 years old. He was only 3 or 4.

Rebecca Jane Grant was 92 years old when she shared memories of her childhood under slavery in South Carolina.

She remembered working inside the enslaver's home—polishing brass and scrubbing floors.

One day, she was sent to a store with a note. The clerk handed her a package to take back.

Rebecca didn't know what was inside.

It was a cowhide strap.

She recalled being whipped—and learning that her punishment was connected to not calling a white child, only three or four years old, **“Master Henry.”**

Rebecca was about eight.

This is only one part of the life she remembered.

**Rebecca Jane Grant's story continues in Part 2 of Through Their Words.**

📚 Source: WPA Slave Narrative — Rebecca Jane Grant

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08/13/2026

Imagine losing someone you loved—but not being allowed to stop working to bury them.

In some enslaved Gullah Geechee communities along the southeastern coast, even funerals could be restricted by the demands and control of enslavers.

According to the National Park Service, some enslaved people gathered after dark for **Homegoing ceremonies**, with burials taking place before dawn. Historical accounts describe singing and dancing as communities came together to mourn and honor their dead. In some cases, burial locations were even kept secret from enslavers.

Enslavers controlled nearly every part of their lives—even when they could mourn and bury the people they loved.

**They may have been forced to wait until darkness fell, but that darkness became a time to mourn, remember, and send their loved ones home.**

📚 Source: National Park Service — Gullah Geechee Culture: Homegoing: African American Death Ritual and Customs

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08/10/2026

Imagine being punished simply for having a Bible.

While reading Before Freedom Came: African-American Life in the Antebellum South, I came across the testimony of Candus Richardson, a formerly enslaved man.

Richardson recalled that a Bible was not allowed on the plantation where he was enslaved—and that being caught with one could bring severe punishment.

Years later, he reflected on the deaths of the people who had enslaved him, saying they both “died a hard death.” He remembered:
“They both hated to die, although they belonged to church. Thank God for his mercy.”

His words stayed with me, especially after researching how religion could be used to demand obedience from enslaved people while enslaved communities also found their own ways to worship, pray, and hold onto their faith.

đź“– Source: Before Freedom Came: African-American Life in the Antebellum South

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