Entries by Joe

The Sacco and Vanzetti Case and its Impact

1921 Photograph of a “Save Sacco & Vanzetti” Protest in London. On August 23, 1927, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed after being sentenced to murdering a pay master […]

Nat Turner: An Emblem of Freedom

Painting of Nat Turner. Image courtesy of Comic Vine. One hundred and fifty years ago yesterday, on August 21, 1831, Nat Turner, a field slave, led the first slave rebellion […]

Alex Haley’s Message to Dig into the Past

On this day, August 11, in 1921, one of the most renowned African American writers, Alex Haley, was born in Ithaca, New York. Although born on the East Coast, Haley […]