African American History

March on Washington: Martin Luther King’s Dream

January 29, 2009

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The 1954 Brown Decision: Ending Legal Segregation

January 29, 2009

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Yes We Can: The Election of Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States

January 29, 2009

The election of Barack Obama is a watershed event in African American and American history. President Obama was the beneficiary 1960’s Movement which opened up the American society to people of color and women and a brilliant organizational strategy which tapped into the aspirations of the American people. In the truest sense, President Barack...
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Overview

January 29, 2009

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