African American History

Detroit 60th anniversary Walk to Freedom march where a sign on pension theft was held

Detroit Commemorates 60th Anniversary of Walk to Freedom

July 3, 2023 fwstaff

By Fighting Words Staff On Saturday, June 24, 2023, the local NAACP chapter in Detroit sponsored a march down Woodward Avenue to mark the 60th anniversary of the historic civil rights action. That demonstration, which […]

Paul Robeson Tribute Concert Held in Detroit

April 15, 2023 fwstaff

By Fighting Words staff On Saturday, April 8, 2023, there was a concert performance by Tayo Aluko at the Carr Center in Midtown. Aluko has studied and performed music sung by the legendary Paul Leroy […]

Tennessee Democratic state reps. attacked by Republican majority

Two African American State Representatives Expelled by Tennessee Republican Majority

April 12, 2023 fwstaff

By Abayomi Azikiwe Tennessee State Representatives Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson were expelled by the Republican supermajority in Nashville on April 6. Another state house member, Gloria Johnson, who is white, survived the expulsion […]

Electoral Politics and African American Studies

March 3, 2023 fwstaff

By Abayomi Azikiwe African American History Month Series No. 10 “In spite of the long and untiring work in education and organization of the pioneers of Civil Rights; in spite of the painstaking effort made […]

Tom Burrell rallying farmers in Tennessee during 2002

Land Loss and the Renewed Struggle of African American Farmers

March 3, 2023 fwstaff

By Abayomi Azikiwe African American History Month Series No. 9 In the years between 1910 and 2000, African American farmers and agricultural workers lost over 14 million acres of land. One of the major demands […]

African Americans in Fayette County Tennessee organized against segregation during the 1960s

Civil Rights and the Transformation from Tenant to Mechanized Agriculture

February 27, 2023 fwstaff

By Abayomi Azikiwe African American History Month Series No. 7 On Christmas night 1951 in Mims, Florida, sticks of planted dynamite exploded underneath the home of veteran organizers for the NAACP and the Progressive Voters […]

Scottsboro case demonstration in Washington, D.C. during 1933

African American Resistance in the Rural South from the Sharecroppers Union to the New Farmers of America

February 22, 2023 fwstaff

By Abayomi Azikiwe African American History Month Series No. 6 Several years prior to the formation of the Southern Tenant Farmers Union (STFU) in 1934, a series of events in the state of Alabama would […]

Frederick Douglass speaks on immigrant rights

February 22, 2023 fwstaff

By Fighting Words Staff In 1867, the most important figure in the anti-slavery movement in the U.S., Frederick Douglass, gave a speech in Boston about immigrant rights, specifically those people coming from China and Japan. […]

Southern Tenant Farmers Union meeting in Arkansas

African American Resistance in the Rural South from the Great Depression to World War II

February 21, 2023 fwstaff

By Abayomi Azikiwe African American History Month Series No. 5 During October 1929, the United States economic system was plunged into an unprecedented depression where tens of millions were thrown out of work and their […]

African American Farmers Alliance of the late 19th century

African American Resistance in the Rural South

February 20, 2023 fwstaff

By Abayomi Azikiwe African American History Month Series No. 4 “The new industry had a vision not of work but of wealth, not of planned accomplishment, but of power. It became the most conscienceless, unmoral […]

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Detroit Commemorates 60th Anniversary of Walk to Freedom

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Paul Robeson Tribute Concert Held in Detroit

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Two African American State Representatives Expelled by Tennessee Republican Majority

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Electoral Politics and African American Studies

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Land Loss and the Renewed Struggle of African American Farmers

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African American Resistance in the Rural South from the Sharecroppers Union to the New Farmers of America

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