Saturday, November 14, 2009

Moments in Black History

Next Level Thinking Ent. strives to promotes education outside the classroom. With that being said, I decided to post five fact about Black History for that given day. Please take this time to educate yourselves for the freebe…..

Fact #1
2001 - Richard Allen (1760-1831).
Richard Allen, the first AME bishop compiled the first black hymnal, "Collection of Spiritual Songs and Hymns, Selected from Various Authors."

Fact #2
1897 - College Founded
Langston University and Voorhees College founded.




Fact #3
1884 - Colonization of Africa organized
Colonization of Africa organized at international conference in Berlin, November 15, February 26.

Fact #4
1897 - Death of John Mercer Langston
Death of John Mercer Langston (67), Washington, D.C. One hundred and twenty-three Blacks reported lynched in 1897.

Fact #5
1928 - Roland Hayes' Fifth American Tour
Roland Hayes opened his fifth American Tour at New York's Carnegie Hall packed with admirers.

Please, know your history……..




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