by DALE RICARDO SHIEDS – The House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children, established in 1870 in Cheltenham, Maryland, was the first juvenile reformatory for Black boys in the American South. Originally intended to remove Black youth from adult prisons, it became a site of systemic abuse, forced labor, and severe neglect for decades. …
The CENTRAL PARK FIVE by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Five young teenagers who were wrongfully convicted as teenagers for the 1989 assault and rape of a jogger in New York City. After serving between six and 13 years in prison, they were fully exonerated in 2002 when the actual perpetrator confessed and DNA evidence confirmed …
THE ORANGEBURG MASSACRE by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS “One of the deadliest yet least acknowledged acts of state violence of the Civil Rights Movement.“ In 1968, police opened fire on students at South Carolina State …
FANNIE LOU HAMER A powerful voice for Civil Rights and Economic Justice “I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.” ✨ National Women’s History Month. “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories” by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Fannie Lou Hamer was an American voting and women’s rights activist, community organizer, and leader in …
The TOUGALOO NINE by Dale Ricardo Shields [Research] Page 1 – 6 On March 27, 1961, nine Tougaloo College students walked into the segregated Jackson Public Library, sat down, and refused to leave.No weapons. No signs. Just principle and the kind of quiet courage that rewrites history.Meredith C. Anding Jr. …
