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Happy bornday to the Mrs. Angela Davis. Angela Yvonne Davis is an American political activist, academic scholar, and author. She emerged as a prominent counterculture activist and radical in the 1960s as a leader of the Communist Party USA, and had close relations with the Black Panther Party through her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. Her interests include prisoner rights; she co-founded Critical Resistance, an organization working to abolish the prison-industrial complex. She was a professor (now retired) at the University of California, Santa Cruz, in its History of Consciousness Department and a former director of the university's Feminist Studies department.(Wikipedia) #angeladavis #beautifulblackwomen #greatblackwomen #blacklivesmatter #blackrevolutionaries #freedomfighters #blackisbeautiful #treasureourown #thingstheydontteachyou https://www.instagram.com/p/B7y1ekWH5JT/?igshid=12swm6h71jb6s

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Happy bornday to the great Marcus Garvey. The founder of Black Nationalism and one of the most important black men of the 20th century. #marcusgarvey #blackpride #blackpower #blackisbeautiful #blacknationalism #greatblackmen #blackleaders #blackhistory #blackhistoryeveryday #jamaican #thingstheydontteachyou #treasureourown https://www.instagram.com/p/B1SP9KFlITu/?igshid=mmjoan1gobj0

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Happy 64th birthday to Ruby Bridges. Born on September 8, 1954, in Tylertown, Mississippi, Ruby Bridges was 6 when she became the first African-American child to integrate a white Southern elementary school, having to be escorted to class by her mother and U.S. marshals due to violent mobs. Bridges' bravery paved the way for continued Civil Rights action and she's shared her story with future generations in educational forums. #rubybridges #integration #southernhate #youngandbrave #greatblackwomen #blackhistory #blacklivesmatter #blackrevolutionaries #blackhistory #racismistaught #domesticterrorism #thesepeoplehadchildren #treasureourown https://www.instagram.com/p/BndEuMghZsZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=guf4tumzfoms

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Wishing a happy birthday to Patti! #pattilabelle #greatblackwomen #blacksingers #grammywinners #incomparable #beautifulblackwomen #treasureourown

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Happy 66th birthday to Ruby Bridges. Born on September 8, 1954, in Tylertown, Mississippi, Ruby Bridges was 6 when she became the first African-American child to integrate a white Southern elementary school, having to be escorted to class by her mother and U.S. marshals due to violent mobs. Bridges' bravery paved the way for continued Civil Rights action and she's shared her story with future generations in educational forums. #rubybridges #integration #southernhate #youngandbrave #greatblackwomen #blackhistory #blacklivesmatter #blackrevolutionaries #blackhistory #racismistaught #domesticterrorism #thesepeoplehadchildren #treasureourown #thingstheydontteachyou https://www.instagram.com/p/CE4Vckmpmou/?igshid=1xgtu78lopd9f

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On this date in 1956, the Clinton 12 became the first African American students to integrate a public school in the south, following the Brown vs Board of Education ruling. Most of us have only heard of the #littlerock9 Things the history books don't tell you. #clinton12 #brownvsboardofeducation #integration #blackhistory #blackhidstory #thingstheydontteachyou #blackhistoryeveryday #treasureourown https://www.instagram.com/p/CEWVNKxpOhM/?igshid=1o3wf6htechph

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Happy bornday to the great Marcus Garvey. The founder of Black Nationalism and one of the most forward thinking revolutionaries of the 20th century. #marcusgarvey #blackpride #blackpower #blackisbeautiful #blacknationalism #greatblackmen #blackleaders #blackhistory #blackhistoryeveryday #jamaican #thingstheydontteachyou #treasureourown #blackrevolutionary https://www.instagram.com/p/CD_5OzMpfUs/?igshid=1pr7mqlpj9c1p

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Happy 47th birthday to hip hop! While hip hop's origins began much earlier, it is often said to have officially been born at an Aug. 11, 1973 birthday party for his sister where DJ Kool Herc used two turntables to create a "break beat." @kooldjherc #hiphop #hiphophistory #hiphopislife #djkoolherc #1520sedgwickave #realhiphop #thebronx #thingstheydontteachyou #treasureourown #thefoundation #makethisdayaholiday https://www.instagram.com/p/CDwOG7HJCra/?igshid=10qymgyt8d96h

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Happy heavenly borndate to beautiful and incredibly talented Whitney Houston. #whitneyhouston #greatblackwomen #beautifulblackwomen #rip #blacksingers #treasureourown #gonetoosoon # https://www.instagram.com/p/CDsBIEmJLLg/?igshid=5p5573onqyeb

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This day in 1848, Susie King-Taylor was born. She was the first African American army nurse and the first black teacher to openly teach in Georgia despite it being illegal to educate blacks in that state. She also organized the Women’s Relief Corps during Reconstruction. #suziekingtaylor #greatblackwomen #africanamericanfirsts #treasureourown #blacknurse #blackeducators #thingstheydontteachyou https://www.instagram.com/p/CDjol9bJ3kb/?igshid=3cs3qh9dcj

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Happy birthday to the great writer, speaker and civil rights activist, James Baldwin. #jamesbaldwin #greatblackmen #blackhistoryeveryday #blackwriters #blackplaywrights #blackliterature #civilrightsactivists #treasureourown #thingstheydontteachyou https://www.instagram.com/p/CDZEyBTHE9o/?igshid=1ddu0wyzolkwy

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On this day in 1816, the battle of Fort Negro was fought. Garcia And Fort Negro: After the War of 1812, over three hundred African Americans occupied an abandoned British fort on the banks of the Apalachicola River in what is now Florida. Known as Fort Negro, it was headed by an African American man named Garcia. The heavily armed fort became a symbol of Black independence and a threat to the southern slave system. The United States Government made destruction of the fort one of its highest priorities after the war of 1812. In the summer of 1816, the U.S. Navy and Army under Colonel Clinch surrounded Fort Negro and called on the community to surrender, Garcia refused. On July 27, 1816, an attack was launched, but the heavily fortified garrison repelled it. But a second attack succeeded in hitting the ammunition supply, and the fort exploded. Only sixty four of the three hundred African Americans survived the blast, and only three of the sixty four were uninjured. Garcia, unhurt was executed by firing squad. The remaining survivors were returned to slavery. #fortnegro #blackhistory #littleknownblackhistoryfacts #domesticterrorism #alllivesdidntmatter #beingblackinamericaisacrime #makebeingblackinamericalegal #blacklivesmatter #thingstheydontteachyou #blackhidstory #treasureourown https://www.instagram.com/p/CDJYi7gJLth/?igshid=1j6nc3arqwwsu

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On this date in 1821 88 freed slaves who believed black people should return to their homeland, founded the great country of Liberia. #liberia #greatafricannations #blackhistoryeveryday #thingstheydontteachyou #africanhistory #treasureourown https://www.instagram.com/p/CDGn8PhpwlC/?igshid=1bgcdkxy3qbm3

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R.I.P. to the great Civil Rights icon, John Lewis. A man who dedicated his whole life to fighting for equality and equity. We must treasure our own. #johnlewis #restinpower #civilrightsactivist #greatblackmen #treasureourown #thefightisnotover https://www.instagram.com/p/CCyIJN0J6H0/?igshid=ct67mmkqkzy1

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Happy born date to the great black Civil Rights champion. Thurgood Marshall. A key lawyer in the landmark "Brown vs Board of Education" case who went on to become the 1st black supreme court justice. #thurgoodmarshall #supremecourtjustice #blackamericanfirsts #greatblackmen #civilrightsactivists #blackhistoryeveryday #thingstheydontteachyou #treasureourown https://www.instagram.com/p/CCJDBnrpoWM/?igshid=10c6h7tqbahvz

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Happy birthday to Mrs. Lena Horne One of the most popular African American entertainers of the twentieth century. A staple of the Civil Rights Movement and woman of great beauty and commanding stage presence, she performed in nightclubs, concert halls, movies, and on radio and television. #lenahorne #beautifulblackwomen #blackentertainers #blackactresses #blacksingers #civilrightsactivists #treasureourown #greatblackwomen #thingstheydontteachyou #blackhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/CCEBWNNpBqR/?igshid=g8sb6c5rp8vk