#black civil rights movement

[realjaysumlin]

Ernest Withers' Exhibit Captures Legacy in Photos of Black History - ArtburstMiami

A legend behind the camera of Black Indigenous People History in America.

[kropotkindersurprise]

James Baldwin, talking about living his life based on observable fact, instead of white liberal promises. [link]

[ghost-37]

Black people have culturally subsidized this country since our arrival

[folk-enjoyer]

James H. Karales, 1965. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

James Baldwin and Joan Baez in Selma, Alabama, 1965

[agelessphotography]

Untitled (Old man with sign "Happiness is…"), Resurrection City, Poor People's Campaign, Washington, DC, Jill Freedman, 1968

[afriblaq]

Black history facts - Kenneth Brown

[whenweallvote]

This year marks the 60th anniversary of “Freedom Summer,” the 1964 voter registration movement in Mississippi. More than 700 volunteers mobilized to fight against voter intimidation and discrimination at the polls. 

Freedom Summer volunteers were met with violent resistance from the Ku Klux Klan and members of state and local law enforcement. News coverage of volunteers being beaten, arrested, and even killed drew international attention to the civil rights movement. 

The Freedom Summer project ultimately registered nearly 1,200 Black Americans to vote in Mississippi, and pushed Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

This year, let's continue their fight to uplift Black voices and Black votes. Join us in registering voters during our Juneteenth Weekend of Action at weall.vote/juneteenth.

[blackstar1887]

Malcolm X: Inspiring Change and Empowerment in the Fight for Equality

[gregor-samsung]

The Black Power Mixtape 1967–1975 (Göran Olsson, 2011)

[hussyknee]

History isn't a disparate collection of stories from long ago. It's the necessary context for the present moment and the forecast for the future. All histories are intertwined, and the narratives of power and privilege, oppression and resistance, adversity and triumph are as constant in their patterns as the laws of physics.

[akonoadham]

[korra-of-the-watertribe]

Happy Black History Month!

[metalheadsforblacklivesmatter]

-fae