A Salute to Black History
Understanding Wisdom And FOREVER Appreciating The Past
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Dr. Alice Tyler
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Below, right, and left are links that will enrich your knowledge of the past and present selfless contributions made by just a FEW of our MANY great African Americans. As you read the wealth of information on the pages, think about how our world would be today without the selfless contributions and what we have learned from the good and the bad. Also, recognize the unbending focus and intensity of their efforts despite repeated rejections and unfulfilled expectations.
We must continue to remember
and respect our heritage (even though one might not agree with the
actions of some--it is still history) by never saying good-bye to
yesterday, for we are still standing on their shoulders—yesterday made
our present possible. Appreciate OUR Past . . .
Education
Rosenwald School Building Program
Milestones in African American Education
Voorhees College In Demark South Carolina was started by a Black woman by the name of Elizabeth Evelyn Wright. Ms. Wright, Born in 1872, was a graduate of Tuskegee Institute, with the help of Booker T. Washington's wife, Olivia, in 1894.
Founder of the National Training School for Women (Washington D.C.)
Iron Hill School - One Room School
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On November 14, 1960, a brave little girl (Ruby Bridges) entered an all-white school in New Orleans, Louisiana. As Soon as she entered the school, white parents pulled their own children out and all of the teachers, except one, refused to teach while a black child was enrolled. That teacher was Barbara Henry from Boston Massachusetts. For more than a year, she taught Ruby alone--as though she was teaching an entire class. Every morning she was threatened; therefore, President Eisenhower dispatched U.S. Marshals to oversee her safety. Ruby had to eat food that was ONLY brought from home. A teacher even placed a black baby doll in a wooden coffin and protested with it outside the school. Ruby prayed every morning on her way to school and found that this provided her with the protection she needed.
The First Black Military School / Black Private Girls Boarding School
St. Francis / St. Emma Military Academy - Part I St. Francis / St. Emma Military Academy - Part II
African American Greek Organizations FEMALE
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Alabama's Own -- Dr. Ethel H. Hall
The First African American Woman Elected to the Alabama State Board of Education
February 23, 1928 - November 12, 2011
In this wise, introspective, and touching memoir, Dr. Ethel Hall recounts the little "journeys" throughout her life which prepared her to become the first African American woman elected to the Alabama State Board of Education. Her experiences with racial tension, discrimination, and poverty are interspersed with portraits of the family and love which transformed her from a farmer's daughter --determined to achieve the higher education others thought to be impossible -- to a dedicated mother and educator, and even further to a statewide political leader. Dr. Hall also provides a detailed account of the problems faced—both during her more than two decades of service to the Alabama State Board of Education.
The HBCUs in the United States - Web Sites
First African American Female to Obtain a Degree in Agriculture
56 Years as the Head Coach --Grambling State
University - Louisiana
Robinson spent fifty-six years as the head coach at
the historically black Grambling State University in Grambling in
Lincoln Parish in northern Louisiana, from 1941 through 1997. During his
tenure, Robinson established himself as the winningest coach in Division
I-AA college football history, with 408 wins. Robinson is second overall
in college football victories at any level, behind the 471 wins owned by
John Gagliardi of Division III St. John's University (Minnesota).
Robinson retired in 1997 with an overall record of 408 wins, 165 losses
and 15 ties. More than 200 of his players went on to play in the
American Football League and in the NFL.
YOU HAVEN'T WITNESSED
EXCITEMENT UNTIL YOU SEE AN HBCU BAND!
HBCU Marching Bands are
Just Like a Box of Chocolates
"You NEVER Know What You
Will Get"
The
FAMU Marching "100"
was invited by the French government to participate in the
Bastille Day
Parade as the official representation from the United States. This event
was held in celebration of the bicentennial of the
French
Revolution. The Marching "100" was named the "Best Marching Band in
the Nation" by
Sports Illustrated (August 1992). The band received national
recognition in January 1993 when it performed in the 52nd
Presidential
Inauguration Parade by invitation of
Bill Clinton.
The band has also performed in the
Super Bowl and in
the 56th
Presidential Inauguration Parade.
Jackson State University
Marching Band performed at the 34th
NAACP Image
Awards and Motown
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NAACP AWARDS
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MOTOWN 30
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Alcorn
State University Lorman, Mississippi "Sounds of Dyn-o-mite" |
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Normal, Alabama (Huntsville) |
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Florida A&M University (FAMU) Tallahassee, Florida FAMU - Link 2 |
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Tuskegee
University Tuskegee, Alabama |
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Lincoln
University Drum Line Oxford, Pennsylvania |
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Bethune
–Cookman University Daytona Beach, Florida |
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Miles College Fairfield, Alabama |
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Jackson
State University Jackson, Mississippi "Sonic Boom of the South" |
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Texas
Southern University Houston, Texas |
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Grambling
State University Grambling, Louisiana |
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Alabama State University Montgomery, Alabama |
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Tennessee
State University
Nashville, Tennessee |
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Alcorn State University - Lorman,
Mississippi
Inducted in the National Collegiate Hall of Fame
Named
Sportsperson of the Year
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The Piney Woods School was born when, in the spring of 1909, a young black man named Laurence Clifton Jones, agreed to teach a half-grown, bare-foot boy to read. The next day the young boy not only arrived eagerly for his second lesson, but also brought along with him two friends. Thus The Piney Woods School was born, in a desperately poor section of Mississippi in rural Rankin County, under the shade of a cedar tree, with the students using a fallen log as a desk. Soon others would come, young and old alike, with only a burning desire to learn. |
A Secondary School -
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This mission of Urban Prep is a direct response to
the urgent need to reverse abysmal graduation and college completion
rates among young men in urban centers, particularly African-American
males. Urban Prep’s tailored curriculum is based on the developmental
stages and learning styles of boys as well as the unique challenges
facing urban youth. The Urban Prep motto is “We Believe.”
Katie Washington - Biology Major
First Black Valedictorian at Notre Dame
A Salute to the First Black Nurses
First Black Nursing School - Spelman College - Atlanta Georgia
Memorial Day was started by former slaves on May, 1, 1865, in Charleston, South Carolina to honor 257 dead Union Soldiers who had been buried in a mass grave in a Confederate prison camp. They dug up the bodies and worked for two (2) weeks to give them a proper burial as gratitude for fighting for their freedom. They then held a parade of 10,000 people led by 2,800 Black children where they marched, sang and celebrated.