How Freedom Defines Black Political Power
This essay explores how the notion of “freedom” impacts the political experience of Black people in the United States and why it’s been such an elusive thing for Black Americans to obtain.
Martin Luther King Sr. and the Making of a Movement
The Shaping of Michael Luther King Martin Luther King Sr. was born in Stockbridge, Georgia, on December 19, 1897. Born into poverty, he grew up as Michael King – a sharecropper’s son and the second of ten children. Born in an age of Jim Crow, economic...
History Of The Black Panther Party: Facing Police Brutality And Advocating Social Change
The History of the Black Panther Party in America is traced to the movement formed by two Black American revolutionaries in the latter part of the twentieth century known as the Black Panther Party. The activities of the black panthers were aimed at tackling the...
W.E.B. Du Bois vs. Booker T. Washington (Round 2)
Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B. Du Bois, Round 2 (Intoduction) Over a series of articles, I’ve explored how Black leaders sought a way forward after the failure of Reconstruction. W.E.B. Du Bois looked toward integration and Civil Rights as a means to achieve...
Booker T. Washington And W.E.B. Dubois (Round 1)
W.E.B. Dubois vs. Booker T. Washington (Round 1) Support African Elements via Patreon at patreon.com/africanelements *Ad-Free Videos for as little as $1/Month Subscription!!* After the failure of Reconstruction, African Americans in the post-Civil War era confronted...
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