February: Black History Month

150,000 Black Americans came to the United Kingdom as soldiers in World War II out of a total of about a million black Americans who served their country during that war.

The United States military was racially segregated, with black soldiers overwhelmingly relegated to rear-area (supply, catering) and labor roles.

 

One out of every four cowboys in the 1880s was Black

....and yet watching Bonanza, Gunsmoke, The Rifleman, the Virginian, Have Gun Will Travel, Rawhide, Laramie, Cheyenne, The Wild Wild West, Wagon Train, Maverick, High Chaparral, The Big Valley, Wanted: Dead of Alive, and Alias Smith and Jones, they were as common as the Do Do Bird - With a few exceptions such as Rosey Grier who was a regular on Daniel Boone and other black actors who guest stars for one episode then made a quick exit.

 

Loving

 

The Legacy Of Wilt Chamberlain's 100-Point Game | Here & Now (wbur.org) YouTube .com/watch?v=LxMeEzhvNRs

 

Dorothy Dandridge (1922-1965)

 

Guion Bluford - Wikipedia​

 

Booker T. Washington:



Booker T. Washington - Wikipedia

 

Mae Carol Jemison:



Mae Jemison Biography (womenshistory.org)

Mae Jemison - Wikipedia

 

Seneca Village: The historic settlement that disappeared

Senaca Village was taken to create Central Park in New York City.

 

A black U.S. soldier reads a message left by the Việt Cộng during the Vietnam War,

The message reads: "U.S. Negro Armymen, you are committing the same ignominious crimes in South Vietnam that the KKK clique is perpetrating against your family at home.", 1970.

 

First day of desegregated school. Memphis, Tennessee, 1961.

 

Wow what a wonderful thread.
I will add later.
Respect.

 

What is Black History Month UK

October is Black History Month in the UK, an event that has been celebrated nationwide for more than 30 years. The month was originally founded to recognize the contributions that people of African and Caribbean backgrounds have made to the UK over many generations.

 

HBCU Lincoln University Band (c. 1935-1941)