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No Justice No Peace
Purple Heart Metal
Maj. Shawna R. Kimbrell
1st African American Female Fighter Pilot USAF
Martin Luther King March in San Antonio
North Carolina Bus Depot - 1951
SFC Howard Lee Early
Sergeant William De Armond recieves Medal of Honor
Sergeant De Armond was cited for “Heroism and Gallantry in Action” and awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his service during the Indian Wars. He was assigned to a supply train that was attacked by a large Indian War party as it emerged from a canyon on the Upper Washita River. The supply train was taking desperately needed supplies to General Miles and his 650-man force. Though vastly out numbered, Sergeant De Armond and his fellow soldiers fought valliantly and suffered many casualties over the 3-day loany battle that ensued.Sergeant William De Armond was 36 years onld when he gave his life in service to our country. He is interred at the San Antonio national Cemetery.
Presidents Clinton and Obama
Barack and Michelle Obama with White House visitors
Bacon Family Reunion
The Great Migration
The Great Migration was the movement of 6 million African Americans out of the South to the Northeast, Midwest and West from 1910-1970.
The Great Migration
The Great Migration was the movement of 6 million African Americans out of the South to the Northeast, Midwest and West from 1910-1970.
President Barack Obama
Barack Obama was the 44th president of the United States. He was the 1st African American to hold office.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
"I Have A Dream..."
W.E.B. Du Bois
Born William Edward Burghardt Du Bois on February 23, 1868 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, he would become a vocal and intellectual force amid a tumultuous effort to gain an understanding of how blacks would achieve equality and civil rights in America. An intellectual on all fronts, Du Bois graduated from Fisk College (now University) in Nashville, TN, studied in Germany and became the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University. Trained in social sciences, Du Bois developed the view that the condition of the American Negro was a symptom of racism rather than a result of the long-held belief in the innate inferiority of blacks.
761st Tank Battalion - WWII
There were 433 Medals of Honor awarded by all brances of the military during WWII, but not a single one went to any of the blacks that served in it until over 50 years later. The reason was racism. Finally, in 1997 President Clinton awarded the Medal of Honor to Lt. Vernon Baker, age 77. He was the only one, of just 7 total black WWII Medal of Honor recepients still living. The other 6 received theirs posthumously that day, including the 761st Bn. SSgt. Ruben Rivers.Pictured: US Army photo 761st Bn. Photo Courtesy: The Patton Museum, Fort Knox, KY
Buffalo Soldiers
Ft. Concho’s Living History Group of Buffalo Soldiers recreates Company A of the 10th Cavalry, an all-black regiment that protected the Southwest and Great Plains in the 19th Century. Tradition says that the Comanche gave the Buffalo Soldiers their name.
6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion marching in Birmingham, England, led by Major Charity Adams (February 1945).Pictured: 6888 Marching in Birmingham, England 1945
Dr. Dorothy I. Height giving a speech
March 24, 1912 – April 20, 2010; An icon of an era that changed the way America saw and treated its citizens of African heritage.
Black Congressmen During the Reconstruction Era
Between 1870 and 1902, 22 African Americans served in Congress: 2 Senators & 20 Representatives all of which were from the South. Left to Right: Sen. Hiram Revels, Rep. Benjamin Turner, Rep. Robert De Large, Rep. Josiah T. Walker, Rep. Jefferson Long, Rep. Joseph M. Rainy and Rep. R. Brown Elliott.
Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D.
"I hope the US Congress will pass legislation to make Juneteenth Independence Day a National Day of Observance... and that President Barack Obama, the first African-American President in US history, will issue a Juneteenth Presidential Proclamation, like Flag Day or Patriot Day, and place this day on all calenders and government schedules." - Doc Meyers
Jean Pollard and Nikki Banks
Mrs. Jean B. Fagan
Alvin C. Fagan
Publisher, Our Heritage Magazine
Veterans Memorial Day at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Million Man March
Black Lives Matter
Million Man March
Airman 1st class Harrison, USAF
Alvin C. Fagan, Publisher, Our Heritage Magazine
Million Man March, October 16, 1995
Dr. Dorothy I. Height
March 14, 1932 - April 20, 2010, Icon of an Era that changed the way America saw and treated its citizen of African American Heritage
We can't be silent when they can't breathe
Group of Black Lives Matter Protesters
President Obama and SFC.Melvin Morris
On March 18, 2014 , President Obama presented the Medal of Honor to SFC. Melvin Morris
Sarah Louise Keys
An Unsung Hero in the Fight for Civil Rights - Quiet Courage
Minister Louis Farrakhan
On October 16, 1995, Minister Louis Farrakhan touched on historical and social issues facing America. He urged the men in attendance to take a pledge to love each other as brothers and to improve the condition of their communities.
U.S. Rep. John Lewis
U.S. Rep. John Lewis, Civil rights Icon February 21, 1940 - July 17, 2020

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