Benjamin Banneker Born: November 9, 1731, Baltimore County, MD Died: October 9, 1806, Oella, Catonsville, MD “Our nation’s capital would not be the same if it wasn’t for Benjamin Banneker, the Black architect hired by George Washington, the first President of the United States, to design the city of Washington, DC. It was actually Thomas …
The Little Rock Nine They Only Wanted To Go To School… Thelma Mothershed, Elizabeth Eckford, Melba Pattillo, Jefferson Thomas, Ernest Green, Minnijean Brown, Carlotta Walls, Terrence Roberts, Gloria Ray. By Dale Ricardo Shields Little Rock, Arkansas September 4, 1957 The Little Rock Nine Slide Presentation by Dale Ricardo ShieldsMusic by Cory …
The Scottsboro Boys The nine African American teenagers were falsely accused of raping two White women in (1931) Alabama. by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS “No case has ever caused so much protest or outrage in the history of the United States.” An American Tragedy: The Scottsboro Boys’ Trial SCOTTSBORO BOYS TRIAL AND DEFENSE …
Emmett Louis Till***** by Dale Ricardo Shields Emmett Louis Till, (born July 25, 1941, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died August 28, 1955, Money, Mississippi), African American teenager whose murder catalyzed the emerging civil rights movement. Emmett Till. born July 25, 1941. Chicago, Illinois. died August 28, 1955 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/us/remembering-emmett-till-legacy-virtual-reality.html “The murder of Emmett Till in 1955 …
