This is why we need more black history included in our American history books (school, leader)

[WaldoKitty]

Originally Posted by Felix C

The hatred for white folks here is amazing.

Indeed.

[ckhthankgod]

An invention from a Black farmer that lived in my area: https://www.google.com/patents/US393971

This guy also lived within 45 minutes of the area: John Dove - The Creator of CD Rom Technology

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

An invention from a Black farmer that lived in my area: https://www.google.com/patents/US393971

This guy also lived within 45 minutes of the area: John Dove - The Creator of CD Rom Technology

This guy is actually the first Black "professional"(inc. minor leagues) Baseball player and is also from the same region: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Fowler

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

This guy is actually the first Black "professional"(inc. minor leagues) Baseball player and is also from the same region: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Fowler

Also in the same region, this was the office of the 2nd Black lawyer in the US: George Vashon Law Office

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

Also in the same region, this was the office of the 2nd Black lawyer in the US: George Vashon Law Office

This man of firsts is also from the same region, as he was the first Black to play Football at Cornell, to sit on the board of the NY Stock Exchange and to be appointed on the governing body at MIT: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_H._Holland

His hometown is where this woman lived in her later years: Harriet Tubman Home, Inc. | Home

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

This man of firsts is also from the same region, as he was the first Black to play Football at Cornell, to sit on the board of the NY Stock Exchange and to be appointed on the governing body at MIT: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_H._Holland

His hometown is where this woman lived in her later years: Harriet Tubman Home, Inc. | Home

This female educator is also from the same region: Edmonia Goodelle Highgate (1844 - 1870) - Find A Grave Memorial

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

This female educator is also from the same region: Edmonia Goodelle Highgate (1844 - 1870) - Find A Grave Memorial

This lesser known abolitionist also lived in the area: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jermain_Wesley_Loguen

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

This lesser known abolitionist also lived in the area: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jermain_Wesley_Loguen

His daughter: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Loguen_Fraser

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

His daughter: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Loguen_Fraser

This college was also in the region and had the country's first Black professor: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New-...e,_McGrawville

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

This college was also in the region and had the country's first Black professor: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New-...e,_McGrawville

That professor: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_L._Reason