Posts tagged boston
February 13 - Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955)
February 13 - Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955)

Today, we honor Mary McLeod Bethune, who was one of the 20th century’s most powerful and celebrated advocates for civil rights and suffrage.

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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, boston, 1895 women's convention, Mary Mcleod BethuneComment
February 12 - The First National Conference of the Colored Women of America (1895)
February 12 - The First National Conference of the Colored Women of America (1895)

Today, we honor the First National Conference of the Colored Women of America held in August 1895 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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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, boston, 1895 women's conventionComment
February 8 - Prince Hall (1735-1807)
February 8 - Prince Hall (1735-1807)

Today we honor Prince Hall of Boston, who was not only a registered voter of his day, but a staunch abolitionist and civil rights activist who used the power of petitions to effectively petition the government to gain rights for Blacks. This article exemplified the complexities of the fight for Black suffrage during a colonial era built on the immoral institution of slavery.

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Caitlyn CobbVoting Rights, #VRABlackHistory, boston, petition, Prince Hall, BlackHistoryMonth, Black History Month 2020Comment