The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing

The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing was a racially motivated terrorist attack on September 15, 1963, by members of a Ku Klux Klan group in Birmingham, Alabama in the United States. The bombing of the African-American church resulted in the deaths of four girls. Although city leaders had reached a settlement in May with demonstrators and started to integrate public places, not everyone agreed with ending segregation. Other acts of violence followed the settlement. The bombing increased support for people working for civil rights. It marked a turning point in the U.S. civil-rights movement of the mid-twentieth century and contributed to support for passage of civil rights legislation in 1964.
-from wikipedia

Manning Marable on Malcolm X

Manning Marable : Malcolm X By Any Means Necessary

The Life and Legacy of Malcolm X

This excellent talk was aired

on CKUT.CA yesterday and
can now be found in the archive
of this radio station.

It's availability is time sensitive
listen ASAP
Click here to listen.

MLK Speaks out against the Viet Nam War

Martin Luther King

Speaks out against the Viet Nam War


Justice is indivisible
Injustice anywhere is a
Threat to Justice Everywhere

                                          -MLK

Many believe that Dr. King was murdered

because of his anti-war stance.

Black History Month 2009

African Historians - Dr. Ben, Ivan Van Sertima and Dr. J.H. Clarke

African Historians Dr. Ben, Van Sertima and Dr. Clarke Tell it.
Like it is Special. Dick Nobel hosts three Africans that have made
tremendous contributions to liberating the minds of Africans.
Dr. Ben, Ivan Van Sertima, and Dr. Clarke are intellectual giants
in the black liberation movement. Dr Ben talks about the
colonization of Africa.  Van Sertima talks about ancient  African
technology, and Dr. Clarke speaks the truth. Video from the early 1980s.

Dr. Ben, Ivan Van Sertima, Dr. Clarke-pt.1





Dr. Ben, Ivan Van Sertima, Dr. Clarke-pt.2





Dr. Ben, Ivan Van Sertima, Dr. Clarke-pt.3

This youtube series contains more than a dozen videos

click here to continue this informative program.

Do you want to know more about these Historians?

Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan
Ivan Van Sertima
Dr. John Henrik Clarke
Don't miss the John Henrik Clarke Virtual Museum

Black History Month 2009

Visual History Project of African American Communities

Prof Lewis Watts UC Santa Cruz - Guest at MIT

Part of MIT Open Courseware


A terrific Visual History Project covering African American
communities in Oakland and Bay Area as well as other cities
around the US. This is a very interesting presentation.

Lewis Watts taught at UC-Berkeley for 27 years before going to
UCSC about seven years ago. His academic career began in
political science and history, then meandered to achitecture and
finally design and photography.



View the complete course at: http://ocw.mit.edu/11-309S06
License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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More courses at http://ocw.mit

Black History Month 2009

African Historian - Dr.Cheikh Anta Diop

Dr. Cheikh Anta Diop

This Senegalese scholar, scientist, author and historian has documented 

much of Africa's illustrious past. He has inspired others to take up his

mantle and continue his work.

 I'm not going to try and rewrite anything here since there volumes

dedicated to his work. I think these videos I found on youtube will

pique your interest. 

Hopefully "Black History Month 2009" will give you something to

think about for the rest of the year.

Dr. Cheikh Anta Diop in an interview with 

Listervelt Middleton on For The People.

Black History Month 2009