A profile of Daisy Bates, a journalist, civil rights activist, and co-owner of the Arkansas State Press. Bates was a member of the Arkansas branch of the NAACP and collaborated on the push to integrate Little Rock schools. She personally escorted Black children to newly integrated schools, among which was the group that would come to be known as the "Little Rock Nine."
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/daisy-bates.
A review of my experience visiting the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park in Atlanta, Georgia's historically Black Sweet Auburn neighborhood.
Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/martin-luther-king-jr-national-historical-park.
A profile of Cuffy, an enslaved man from Africa who led a slave rebellion in the Dutch colony, Berbice in present-day Guyana.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/cuffy-berbice-slave-rebellion.
A movie review of "Green Book", a drama that takes place in 1962 and tells the story of an African-American classical pianist touring the Midwest and South with an Italian-American bouncer serving as his chauffeur and security.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/green-book-movie-review.
A profile of Barbara Jordan, a gifted orator, politician, and political organizer from Houston, Texas who made great contributions while in Congress.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/barbara-jordan.
On this episode of the career interview series, we are joined by Sandra Shular a Care Coordinator from Newnan, Georgia. She shares how her career has allowed her to work with various demographics, families, and individuals at different stages of life.
Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/sandra-shular-care-coordinator.
Learn about participating in the career interviews at http://noirehistoir.com/career-interviews.
A profile of Lewis Howard Latimer, a self-taught draftsman and inventor who made contributions to seven patents and improved the Edison light bulb.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/lewis-howard-latimer.