Category: History | Arthur Ashe Legacy

Celebrating the 19th Amendment

The 19th Amendment On August 26, 1920, the right to vote for women was adopted as the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution through a proclamation by Secretary of […]

The History Behind Angela Davis’ Arrest

August 18, 2016/in 1960s African American History All American History Civil Rights History Protest /by Joe

Angela Davis in 2006. Image courtesy of Nick Wiebe. On August 18, 1970, Angela Yvonne Davis was named to the FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list for her supposed […]

A Black Star: Jessie Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

August 9, 2016/in African American History All American History Arthur Ashe First African American History Integration Olympics Sport Student Athlete US History /by Joe

Jessie Owens at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. Image by Walter Richter from Die Olympischen Spiele. The current Olympic Games in Rio provide an excellent opportunity to reflect on the […]

Honoring Ralph Bunche and His Legacy of Peace

August 8, 2016/in 1960s African American History All American History Civil Rights Education History US History /by Joe

1951 image of Ralph Bunche. Courtesy of The Library of Congress. A little over a century ago on August 7th, 1904, statesman, educator, Civil Rights figure and Nobel Prize winner […]

Recognizing James Baldwin’s Legacy

August 2, 2016/in 1960s African American History All American History Authors Civil Rights History Opportunity US History /by Joe

Image courtesy of The Library of Congress. On this day, August 2nd, 1924, James Baldwin, African-American essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic, was born in Harlem, New York. Throughout his […]

Today in History: the Ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment

July 28, 2016/in Abolition African American History All American History Civil Rights Civil War History Integration Opportunity Reconstruction US Congress US History /by Joe

The first page of the Fourteenth Amendment Civil Rights Bill Passes, 1866 by Allyn Cox. One hundred and forty eight years ago on July 28, 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment, which […]

Celebrating #MandelaDay

July 18, 2016/in Africa All Apartheid Arthur Ashe History Mandela Opportunity Service Well Being /by Joe

Courtesy of The London School of Economics and Political Science On July 18, 1918, leader and revolutionary Nelson Mandela was born. In 2009 it was unanimously decided by members of […]

Spotlight on Ida B. Wells

July 15, 2016/in Abolition African American History All American History Authors Civil Rights History NAACP Opportunity Protest Reconstruction US History /by Joe

Ida B. Wells circa 1893. Photo by Mary Garrity Tomorrow marks the birthday of a towering figure in American history. On, July 16, 1862 Ida B. Wells, African-American journalist, suffragist, […]

First Pitch: Commemorating Baseball Legend Leroy “Satchel” Paige

July 7, 2016/in African American History All Arthur Ashe Baseball History Mlb Opportunity Sport /by Joe

Leroy “Satchel” Paige’s baseball card Today in 1906, baseball player Leroy “Satchel” Paige was born. Despite being born in a time where black athletes were restricted from the Major League […]

Tragedy in Mississippi: Looking back at a galvanizing event in the Civil Rights Movement

June 21, 2016/in 1960s African American History All Civil Rights Freedom Rides History Opportunity Protest /by Joe

FBI missing persons poster from 1964 showing Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner. Today, June 21st, marks the anniversary of a terrible chapter in the Civil Rights struggle: when […]