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Launched in 2015, Black Mail is your source for lesser-known black history facts. We celebrate history makers, movements, and moments that have shaped our world.
The Compromise of 1877: Igniting The Flames Of Jim Crow Segregation And Discrimination
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The Compromise of 1877 led to the establishment of Jim Crow segregation and discrimination. In an effort to stop Reconstruction-era…
The Prayer Pilgrimage For Freedom: A Call For Full School Desegregation Following Brown v. Board of Education
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The 1957 Prayer Pilgrimage For Freedom convened in Washington, DC, as a demonstration against the South's refusal to comply with…
Women Warriors: The Dahomeyan & Ashanti Women
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The Dahomeyan and Ashanti women were all female African military units. Their strength and bravery are legendary. Click the link…
95th Engineer Battalion Unit: Key Force in Building The Alaska/Canada Highway
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Black History: Special Delivery!! 95th Engineer Army Battalion Unit: Major Force in Building The Alaska/Canada Highway The African American 95th…
The Virginia Calculator: Thomas Fuller, A Gifted Mathematician
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Black History: Special Delivery!! "Image Ownership: Public Domain" Thomas Fuller (1710-1790) was known as the “Virginia Calculator”. Fuller was stolen…
Before Emmett Till There Was Willie James Howard
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Black History: Special Delivery!! Willie James Howard’s flirtatious card sent to a white girl in 1944 would result in…
Robert Smalls: Daring Escape To Freedom
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Robert Smalls and his crew made a daring escape to freedom in the presence of the confederate army. Click the…
“In Love With Our Abuser”: Ava Duvernay Tweets About “Straight Outta Compton”
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Black History: Special Delivery!! "To be a woman who loves hip hop at times is to be in love with…
Teach Her That She Matters!
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Teach Her That She Matters!
Quiz Answer: Who Was The First Black Woman To Argue and Win A Case Before The Supreme Court?
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Black History: Special Delivery!! Who Was The First Black Woman To Argue and Win A Case Before The Supreme Court?…
One Question Quiz: Who Was The 1st Black Woman To Argue & Win A Case Before U.S. Supreme Court?
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Black History: Special Delivery!! Take your best guess!! No "surfing" the internet or using google to find the answer to find…
Julian Bond Quote
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