The ORIGINAL BLACK HISTORY TRADING CARDS!!!
In 1992, my brothers and I created BLACK LEGACY TRADING CARDS as a way to teach children about Black History and allow them to have fun while learning.
BLACK LEGACY TRADING CARDS have Educational and ...
Posted Thursday, June 25th 2009 at 12:29AM
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Isaiah Dorman
On June 25, 1876, General Custer Of The 7Th U.S.Calvary Made His Unsuccessful Charge Against Sioux And Cheyenne Indians Along The Banks Of The Little Bighorn River In Montana Territory.
An Interpreter Named Isaiah Dorman Was A ...
Posted Thursday, June 25th 2009 at 12:25AM
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Mary McLeod Bethune
On This Date In 1936, Mary McLeod Bethune Became The First Woman To Receive A Major Appointment From The Federal Government When She Was Named Director Of Negro Affairs Of The National Youth Administration.
The Daughter ...
Posted Wednesday, June 24th 2009 at 12:27AM
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Betty Shabazz
The Widow Of Malcolm X, Dr. Betty Shabazz, Died On June 23, 1997, At The Age Of 61.
Dr. Shabazz Was Trapped In A Fire Set By Her 12 Year-Old Grandson, Malcolm Shabazz, In Their Apartment In Yonkers, New York. Shabazz Died Three ...
Posted Tuesday, June 23rd 2009 at 1:01AM
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Joe Louis
On The Night Of June 22, 1938, Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Joe Louis, And Former German Heavyweight Champion, Max Schmeling, Met For The Second Time In The Boxing Ring. The Fight Was Held In Yankee Stadium Before A Crowd Of 70,043 And ...
Posted Monday, June 22nd 2009 at 12:55AM
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Juneteenth
Juneteenth, Also Known As Freedom Day Or Emancipation Day, Is An Annual Holiday Or Holiday Observance In 28 States Of The United States. Celebrated On June 19, It Commemorates The Announcement Of The Abolition Of Slavery In Texas. Jun ...
Posted Friday, June 19th 2009 at 12:12AM
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Eldridge Cleaver
On June 18, 1954, Eldridge Cleaver Took His First Trip To Soledad Prison On A Marijuana Possession Charge.
The Former Convict Went On To Become A Major Civil Rights Activist And Leader In The Black Panther Party. He Served As ...
Posted Thursday, June 18th 2009 at 1:03AM
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James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson Was Born June 17, 1871, In Jacksonville, Florida.
In November, 1900, James Weldon Johnson And His Brother, John Rosemond Johnson, Composed The Song, "Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing," Generally Known As T ...
Posted Wednesday, June 17th 2009 at 1:11AM
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Gordon Parks
A Pictorial Essay On Flavio De Silva, An Impoverished And Sickly Boy Living In The Favela, Or Slums, Of Rio De Janeiro, Appeared In The June 16, 1961 Issue Of Time Magazine.
When The Heart-Wrenching Images Were Seen, And Flavio's ...
Posted Tuesday, June 16th 2009 at 5:16PM
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Henry O. Flipper
Henry Ossian Flipper, The First Black American Cadet To Graduate From West Point, Received His Degree On June 15, 1877.
Born Into Slavery On March 21, 1856, In Thomasville, Georgia.1873, Flipper Was Appointed To The West Po ...
Posted Monday, June 15th 2009 at 1:02AM
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Medgar Evers
On June 12, 1963, NAACP State Field Secretary, Medgar Wiley Evers, Was Shot In The Back By A Single-Round From A High-Powered Rifle, In The Driveway Of His Jackson, Mississippi Home. He Died An Hour Later.
Medgar Evers Was The Fi ...
Posted Friday, June 12th 2009 at 1:40AM
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Charles Rangel
Congressman Charles Rangel Was Born On June 11, 1930, In New York City.
The 79 Year-Old Rangel Is Serving His 20th Term As The Representative From The 15th Congressional District, Comprising East And Central Harlem, The Upper ...
Posted Thursday, June 11th 2009 at 12:48AM
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Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel, The First Black American To Win An Academy Award, Was Born On June 10, 1895 In Wichita, Kansas.
On February 29, 1940 Hattie McDaniel Won The Oscar For Best Supporting Actress For Her Role As Mammy In The 193 ...
Posted Wednesday, June 10th 2009 at 1:45AM
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