#OnThisDay in 1961, a white mob attacked Freedom Riders when they attempted to integrate the “all-white” waiting room at the bus station in McComb MS, yelling, “Kill ‘em! Kill ‘em!” The mayor later told the press that segregation would no longer be enforced.
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1961: Mob attacks Freedom Riders in McComb - Mississippi Today
On this day in 1961, a white mob attacked Freedom Riders trying to integrate the Greyhound white waiting room in McComb.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:02 AM
On this day in 1955, police in Montgomery, Alabama, arrested seamstress and activist Rosa Parks for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated city bus.
Dec. 1, 1955 | Police Arrest Rosa Parks for Violating Bus Segregation Laws in Alabama
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December 3, 2025 at 5:01 AM
On this day in 1975, Montgomery police shot and killed Bernard Whitehurst Jr., a 32-year-old Black man they claimed they mistook for a robbery suspect.
Dec. 2, 1975 | Bernard Whitehurst Jr. Killed by Police in AL; Officers Plant Gun as Cover-Up
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December 3, 2025 at 5:01 AM
They said COINTELPRO targeted “dangerous radicals.”
They left out the part where those “radicals” were teenagers running breakfast programs, tutoring kids, and organizing for basic dignity. Read the full breakdown on Substack. #HiddenHistories #BlackHistoryMatters #COINTELPRO
They left out the part where those “radicals” were teenagers running breakfast programs, tutoring kids, and organizing for basic dignity. Read the full breakdown on Substack. #HiddenHistories #BlackHistoryMatters #COINTELPRO
December 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
They said COINTELPRO targeted “dangerous radicals.”
They left out the part where those “radicals” were teenagers running breakfast programs, tutoring kids, and organizing for basic dignity. Read the full breakdown on Substack. #HiddenHistories #BlackHistoryMatters #COINTELPRO
They left out the part where those “radicals” were teenagers running breakfast programs, tutoring kids, and organizing for basic dignity. Read the full breakdown on Substack. #HiddenHistories #BlackHistoryMatters #COINTELPRO
On this day in 1955, a white church community in Durant, Mississippi, fired their minister after he defended racial integration and spoke out in opposition to racial bigotry.
Nov. 20, 1955 | White Mississippi Congregation Fires Pastor for Defending Racial Integration
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November 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Wesley "Wes" Johnson, a Black teenager, was lynched in Alabama in 1937. His family and community members dedicated a historical marker in his honor as a part of EJI's Community Remembrance Project.
Marker Honoring Wes Johnson Dedicated in Henry County, Alabama
Wesley "Wes" Johnson, a Black teenager, was lynched in Alabama in 1937.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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1866: Meeting leads to creation of Howard University - Mississippi Today
On this day in 1866, a meeting was held about creating a seminary to train Black clergymen, leading to the founding of Howard University.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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#OnThisDay in 1898, editor Alexander Manly escaped a lynch mob in Wilmington NC. The mob of 1,500 burned down his Daily Record, the state’s only daily Black newspaper. The mob then killed hundreds of Black residents and seized control of the local government.
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1898: Alexander Manly escapes lynch mob - Mississippi Today
On this day in 1898, editor Alexander Manly escaped a lynch mob for his commentary challenging negative racial stereotypes.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This #VeteransDay, EJI acknowledges the plight of many Black veterans who, instead of being treated as honored members of society upon their return from service, were often attacked, lynched, mistreated and abused.
Remembering Black Veterans Targeted for Racial Violence in the U.S.
Honoring those who fought abroad for our country, and at home for equality and justice.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
On this day in 1935, a white mob lynched 15-year-old Ernest Collins and 16-year-old Benny Mitchell in Colorado County, Texas. Officials later called the lynching “justice,” and no one was punished.
Nov. 12, 1935 | Mob of 700 White People Lynches Two Black Teenagers in Colorado County, TX
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November 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Leonidas Polk is known to historians as "arguably the worst tactical or strategic military leader in the entire [Civil War.]" He was an enslaver who boasted about whipping Black people. His name was restored on a Louisiana army base earlier this year.
Fort Polk, Louisiana
Leonidas Polk was an enslaver who bragged about whipping Black people.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
On this day in 1900, a mob of 300 white people in Limon, Colorado, chained Preston “John” Porter Jr., a 15-year-old Black teen, to a stake and burned him alive.
Nov. 16, 1900 | Preston John Porter Jr., 15, Lynched in Limon, Colorado
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November 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
On this day in 1830, North Carolina passed laws that criminalized teaching enslaved Black people to read and that made the repeated dissemination of anti-slavery pamphlets punishable by death.
Nov. 15, 1830 | NC Mandates Death Sentence for Dissemination of Anti-Slavery Pamphlet
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November 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
On this day in 1900, a mob of 300 white people in Limon, Colorado, chained Preston “John” Porter Jr., a 15-year-old Black teen, to a stake and burned him alive.
Nov. 16, 1900 | Preston John Porter Jr., 15, Lynched in Limon, Colorado
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November 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Free himself, Vesey still fought for others. Denmark Vesey’s courage reminds us freedom must be earned. Drop a ✊🏾 to honor him and share to inspire #PLANA #PlanaForSuccess #PlanaSpotlight #BlackExcellence #LegacyBuilders #FreedomFighters #ResistAndRise #BlackHistoryMatters
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Free himself, Vesey still fought for others. Denmark Vesey’s courage reminds us freedom must be earned. Drop a ✊🏾 to honor him and share to inspire #PLANA #PlanaForSuccess #PlanaSpotlight #BlackExcellence #LegacyBuilders #FreedomFighters #ResistAndRise #BlackHistoryMatters
Free himself, Vesey still fought for others. Denmark Vesey’s courage reminds us freedom must be earned. Drop a ✊🏾 to honor him and share to inspire #PLANA #PlanaForSuccess #PlanaSpotlight #BlackExcellence #LegacyBuilders #FreedomFighters #ResistAndRise #BlackHistoryMatters
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Free himself, Vesey still fought for others. Denmark Vesey’s courage reminds us freedom must be earned. Drop a ✊🏾 to honor him and share to inspire #PLANA #PlanaForSuccess #PlanaSpotlight #BlackExcellence #LegacyBuilders #FreedomFighters #ResistAndRise #BlackHistoryMatters
On this day in 1947, police officers in Rochester, New York, shot and killed an unarmed Black military veteran named Roland T. Price. Though Mr. Price did not resist, the shooting was deemed "justified."
Nov. 6, 1947 | Police Shoot and Kill Unarmed Black Military Veteran
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November 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
#OnThisDay in 1837, abolitionist editor Elijah P. Lovejoy was assassinated by a pro-slavery mob. He is considered the first martyr for freedom of the press in America. He had pushed for the end of lynchings of Black Americans and the abolition of slavery.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM