today in black history

March 06, 2026

In 1857 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Dred Scott case, upholding segregation and giving flight to Jim Crow until the 1954 Brown decision.

Celebrating a Civil Rights Icon

POSTED: January 18, 2009, 9:54 am

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A community celebrates civil rights icon and former Congressman, Reverend Walter Fauntroy.

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