Posts tagged Ella Josephine Baker
February 24 - The Rise of Modern Voter Suppression
February 24 - The Rise of Modern Voter Suppression

Today we are educating about the rise of modern voter suppression. Our focus will be on the United State's Supreme Court's 2013 decision of Shelby County v. Holder, 570 U.S. 2 (2013), which ruled Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) unconstitutional.

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Caitlyn CobbVoting Rights, #VRABlackHistory, alabama, SCLC, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Fred Shuttlesworth, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King, MLK, James Bevel, Children's Crusade, The Children's Crusade, Dorothy Cotton, Civil Rights Movement, BlackHistoryMonth, Black History Month 2020, Black women in the women's suffrage movement, Ella Baker, Ella Josephine Baker, Mississippi Freedom Summer, Amelia Platts Boynton Robinson, shelby county v holder, rise in modern voter suppression, Barbara ArnwineComment
February 22 - The Voting Rights Act of 1965
February 22 - The Voting Rights Act of 1965

Today we honor the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the landmark legislation that outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting. This 'act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution' was signed into law 95 years after the amendment was ratified.

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Caitlyn CobbVoting Rights, #VRABlackHistory, alabama, SCLC, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Fred Shuttlesworth, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King, MLK, James Bevel, Children's Crusade, The Children's Crusade, Dorothy Cotton, Civil Rights Movement, BlackHistoryMonth, Black History Month 2020, Black women in the women's suffrage movement, Ella Baker, Ella Josephine Baker, Mississippi Freedom Summer, Amelia Platts Boynton RobinsonComment
February 21 - Amelia Platts Boynton Robinson (1911-2015)
February 21 - Amelia Platts Boynton Robinson (1911-2015)

Today we honor Amelia Platts Boynton Robinson, a voting rights activist in the 1930s and a friend of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and other civil rights leaders in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Caitlyn CobbVoting Rights, #VRABlackHistory, alabama, SCLC, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Fred Shuttlesworth, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King, MLK, James Bevel, Children's Crusade, The Children's Crusade, Dorothy Cotton, Civil Rights Movement, BlackHistoryMonth, Black History Month 2020, Black women in the women's suffrage movement, Ella Baker, Ella Josephine Baker, Mississippi Freedom Summer, Amelia Platts Boynton RobinsonComment
February 19 - Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977)
February 19 - Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977)

Today we honor Fannie Lou Hamer, who was a seminal figure in the fight for African American voting rights and political power in the 1960's.

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Caitlyn CobbVoting Rights, #VRABlackHistory, alabama, SCLC, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Fred Shuttlesworth, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King, MLK, James Bevel, Children's Crusade, Dorothy Cotton, Civil Rights Movement, BlackHistoryMonth, Black History Month 2020, Black women in the women's suffrage movement, Ella Baker, Ella Josephine Baker, Mississippi Freedom Summer, Fannie Lou HamerComment
February 18 - Mississippi Freedom Summer (June 1964)
February 18 - Mississippi Freedom Summer (June 1964)

Today we honor the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer project, an organized a voter registration drive aimed at dramatically increasing voter registration in Mississippi.

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Caitlyn CobbVoting Rights, #VRABlackHistory, alabama, SCLC, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Fred Shuttlesworth, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King, MLK, James Bevel, Children's Crusade, The Children's Crusade, Dorothy Cotton, Civil Rights Movement, BlackHistoryMonth, Black History Month 2020, Black women in the women's suffrage movement, Ella Baker, Ella Josephine Baker, Mississippi Freedom SummerComment
February 17 - The Children’s Crusade (May 2-5 1963)
February 17 - The Children’s Crusade (May 2-5 1963)

Happy President’s Day! Today we honor the Children’s Crusade, which was the successful effort to desegregate Birmingham, Alabama.

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Caitlyn CobbVoting Rights, #VRABlackHistory, alabama, SCLC, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Fred Shuttlesworth, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King, MLK, James Bevel, Children's Crusade, The Children's Crusade, Dorothy Cotton, Civil Rights Movement, BlackHistoryMonth, Black History Month 2020, Black women in the women's suffrage movement, Ella Baker, Ella Josephine BakerComment
February 15 - Ella Baker (1938-1953)
February 15 - Ella Baker (1938-1953)

Today, we honor Ella Baker, one of the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement.

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Caitlyn CobbVoting Rights, #VRABlackHistory, alabama, SCLC, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Fred Shuttlesworth, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King, MLK, James Bevel, Children's Crusade, The Children's Crusade, Dorothy Cotton, Civil Rights Movement, BlackHistoryMonth, Black History Month 2020, Black women in the women's suffrage movement, Ella Baker, Ella Josephine BakerComment