When African Americans moved to the North for better employment opportunities, the Jim Crow laws followed them. The discrimination was everywhere, but this time they were ready to fight back. […]
In 1919, from rural Arkansas to the nation’s capital, whites rampaged through Black communities, killing hundreds of African Americans, injuring thousands more, and destroying an untold number of Black homes and businesses. […]
Racial terrorists had to pay a price for their depredations. “If we must die, then they must, too,” declared Black poet Claude McKay. The year was 1919. […]
The UNIA founded by Marcus Garvey laid the foundation for Black nationalism in America and gave a new voice to the old ideas in a revolutionary way. […]
The first step toward setting up a Black government was framing a Declaration of Rights that helped the African Americans rescue the legal injustices. The declaration highlighted the discriminatory laws and demanded justice and equality in all walks of life. […]
The UNIA parade in Harlem was a festive one. Aimed at escaping the segregating laws of Jim Crow, the parade saw a huge turnout and strengthened the tenets of Garveyism. […]
The Harlem Hellfighters was the nickname given to the 369th Infantry Regiment. The US army did not include them in combat. Instead they were assigned labor intensive jobs. It is only when reassigned to the French army that they were allowed to fight and got the opportunity to earn their nickname. […]
When military officials finally agreed to include African Americans in the officer corps, the Colored Officers Training Camp was set up. However, still trained by white camp commanders, recruits continued to face racial prejudice and scorn. […]
Racial discrimination was rampant inside the military as was outside. There were no Black officers as they were thought to be inferior in capability to their white counterparts. […]
When a Black soldier was rumored to have been killed by the Houston police, the 3rd Battalion went on the offensive, firing shots. Known as the Houston mutiny, the black soldiers did so as it wasn’t the first time they had heard of police brutality against their own. […]
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