
10 Langston Hughes Poems That Capture the Heart of America
The lyrical realism and subject matter of Langston Hughes’ poetry continue to resonate today.
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Civil Rights Movement

Martin Luther King Jr. - Call to Activism

How the Greensboro Four Began the Sit-In Movement
By Colin McEvoy
Rosa Parks: Timeline of Her Life, Montgomery Bus Boycott and Death
The Lasting Impact of the Little Rock Nine

The Birmingham Children's Crusade of 1963
Black Sports History
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How Lonnie Johnson Invented the Super Soaker
The engineer tuned toy inventor gamed up the idea for the water gun while preparing for a NASA mission.
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Trivia You Should Know
Legal Figures

Ketanji Brown Jackson

Mildred Loving

Linda Brown

Thurgood Marshall

How Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi Created the Black Lives Matter Movement
What started off as a hashtag on a Facebook post has become a national rallying cry for equality.
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Breakthroughs
Arts & Entertainment
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Moments in Black History
Famous Black People
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