On February 9th, we honored both Robert Purvis, and his wife, Harriet Forten-Purvis. See their individual sections below to find out why!
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Today, we honor the Black soldiers who fought in the American Civil War, the outcome of which lead to the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.
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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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Today we honor Anna Julia Cooper, who was an American educator, writer, and scholar remembered for her pioneering crusade for the upliftment of African-American women.
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Today we honor Mary Eliza Church Terrell, a strong advocate for Black woman suffrage, often highlighting the struggles that Black women had to go through that White women didn’t.
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Today, we honor Lucretia Mott, who played a vital role in organizing the 1848 Women’s Right’s Convention at Seneca Falls, launching the woman’s suffrage movement.
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Today we honor Maggie Lena Walker who organized pre-registration meetings, resulting in the highest rate of African American women registered to vote in Richmond that year.
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Today we honor Anna A. Clemons, who wrote the National Woman’s Party in 1920 about the disenfranchisement of women of color after ratification of the 19th Amendment. Nothing was done about her concerns.
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Learn about Ida B. Wells-Barnett, who was a journalist, civil rights activist, and suffragist who endlessly fought against racial and sexual discrimination.
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Today we honor Mary Ann Shadd Cary, who was an African-American teacher, journalist, lawyer, and suffragist.
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Today we honor Sojourner Truth, who was not only “one of the first African American women to win a lawsuit in the United States”, but was also a powerful advocate of the suffrage movement for Black and all women.”
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