Located in Wilberforce, Ohio, the National Afro-American Museum & Cultural Center is Ohio’s foremost resource for information about African American history.
Wilberforce, OH
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Brigadier Gen. Charles Young was the 1st African American to reach the rank of Colonel in the US Army. At the time of his death in 1922, he was the highest-ranking African American officer in the Army. His legacy lives on today and you can learn more about him at @CharlesYoungNPS
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Black political power came of age in Chicago. A throughline directly links Ida B. Wells' voting rights campaigns to Harold Washington's election as mayor to Barack Obama's election to Senate & White House. More: africanamericanmidwest.com/h…
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Thank you @GovAndyBeshear for your work to ensure Colonel Young receives the recognition he deserves.
If folks have a minute today, I encourage you to read about the Colonel’s service to our nation: nps.gov/chyo/learn/historycu…
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Col. Charles Young lived a remarkable life. Born in Kentucky to enslaved parents in 1864, he graduated from West Point and became the highest-ranking Black officer in the military. I’m proud to have supported his posthumous promotion to Brigadier General in honor of his service.
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Col. Charles Young was the 1st African American to reach the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Army and, at the time of his death in 1922, was the highest-ranking African American officer in the Army.
Learn more at the Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument in Wilberforce.
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Parades, like this WWI homecoming parade in downtown Columbus, patriotic concerts, & cleaning up military cemeteries are some of the ways we celebrate Veterans Day today. Thank you, veterans, for your service and sacrifice!
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10yrs ago, TODAY, I launched my full-time, self-publishing imprint.
Inspired by my idols, @ThatKevinSmith, @mrmarkmillar & @RobertKirkman, I FOUND my #QuikStop, I’ve created a #Millarworld of my own, and now my career is #SkyBound.
I hope I can inspire others as you have me!
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#OTD (1925) - The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) is organized by A. Philip Randolph. Headquartered in NYC, BSCP gathered a membership of 18,000 passenger railway workers across Canada, Mexico, and the United States before merging with another union in 1978.
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#OTD (1939) - Jane Bolin is appointed to the Domestic Relations Court, making her the nation's 1st African American female judge. She was also the 1st black woman to graduate from @Yale Law School, to join the New York City Bar Association & to join the NYC Law Department.
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#OTD in 1969, Ohio native Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. 6 hrs after he and Buzz Aldrin touched down, Armstrong exited the lunar module and said, “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” An estimated 650 million people watched the steps on television.
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“You can’t sit around and wait for somebody to say who you are. You need to write it and paint it and do it.” - Faith Ringgold
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Happy Founders Day, @TuskegeeUniv! #OTD in 1881, the school opens in Alabama with Booker T. Washington as its first president. Tag your favorite Golden Tiger in the comments below! #HBCUpride #HBCU #WrightAtHome
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#DYK Leroy Robert “Satchel” Paige was born #OnThisDay in history in Mobile, AL in 1906? He is remembered as arguably one of the best right-handed #baseball pitchers of all time, attracting record crowds wherever he pitched.
#FreedomHeroes #RevealStories
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Happy #Juneteenth! #OTD in 1865 Gen. Gordon Granger arrived at Galveston w/ occupying federal forces & announced emancipation. Today we celebrate, more generally, the official end of slavery in the US
📷: Juneteenth Celebration 1900 @AustinPublicLib
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Juneteenth has never been a celebration of victory, or an acceptance of the way things are. It's a celebration of progress. It's an affirmation that despite the most painful parts of our history, change is possible––and there is still so much work to do.
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LET OUR CHILDREN BE HEARD! The Wright Museum has one question for kids everywhere: What does freedom mean to you? Use this link to submit responses; the deadline for this interactive #Juneteenth activity is TOMORROW at 11:59 PM. buff.ly/3dWN1tI
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What's your favorite #museum to follow on social media, and why?
We're putting together a list of interesting social strategies used by museums across the world and would love to hear your thoughts!
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Once considered old fashioned, playwright Lorraine Hanberry has captured the attention of a new generation of scholars and is the subject of a @NEHgov-supported film, "Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart" (@hansberrydoc). neh.gov/article/lorraine-han…
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Edmonia Lewis was the 1st professional African-American sculptor with international recognition. She famously sculpted a bust of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw in 1864. See the bust on display @MAAHMuseum's Boston Campus.
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Peace & love, join Ubiquity inc. in celebrating UMOJA KARAMU! Learn about the holiday, embrace unity, and feast with us! #ubiquityinc #umojakaramu #blackunity #afrocentric #HU22 #HU21 #HU20 #HU19 #hualumni – at Washington, DC
