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November 4th @ 5pm
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November 12th @ 5pm
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December 8th @ 5pm
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December 12th @ 5pm
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December 18th @ 5pm
February 14, 2017- George H. White (1852-1918) #VRABlackHistory
Today, February 14, 2017, we honor George H. White, who was a lawyer and the last of the Black Reconstruction Congressmen, departing in 1901.What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than to honor a man who passionately loved the law, his country, and his race?
February 12, 2017- The Fifteenth Amendment (1870)
Today, February 12, 2017, we honor the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which outlaws discrimination in voting rights on the basis of race, color, and previous condition of servitude; thereby advancing suffrage for African Americans (although only men could vote at that time).
February 11, 2017- The Reconstruction Congress of 1867 #VRABlackHistory
. Today we honor The Reconstruction Congress of 1867, which passed several measures to promote the Black franchise:
1. The District of Columbia Suffrage Bill;
2. The Territorial Suffrage Act; and,
3. The Reconstruction Acts of 1867.
February 10, 2017- Anna Julia Cooper (1858-1964) #VRABlackHistory
Today, February 10, 2017, we honor Anna Julia Cooper, who was an American educator, writer, and scholar remembered for her pioneering crusade for the upliftment of African-American women.
February, 9 2017- Mary Ann Shadd Cary (1823-1893) #VRABlackHistory
Today, February 9, 2017, we honor Mary Ann Shadd Cary, who was an African-American teacher, journalist, lawyer, and suffragist.
February 7, 2017- Frederick Douglas (1818-1895) #VRABlackHistory
Toda, Febraury 7, 2017, we honor Frederick Douglass. What would a series dedicated to those who advanced Black suffrage be without mention of Frederick Douglass, the man who advocated for suffrage for ALL African Americans, regardless of gender?
February 6, 2017- Robert Purvis (1810-1898) #VRABlackHistory
Today, February 6, 2017, we honor Robert Purvis, a Black man who lost his voting rights in the early 1800’s in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On March 14, 1838, Purvis submitted a petition to fight for his and 40,000 other Black Philadelphians’ voting rights in response to a new state constitutional amendment that restricted suffrage to only White men.
February 2, 2017- Prince Hall (1735-1807) #VRABlackHistory
Today we honor Prince Hall of Boston, who was not only a registered voter of his day, but a staunch abolitionist and civil rights activist who used the power of petitions to effectively petition the government to gain rights for Blacks.
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