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Mary Turner, the Pregnant Black Woman Lynched in 1918 for Condemning Her Husband’s Killers

Uzonna Anele - August 21, 2023

Mary Turner was an eight-month pregnant African American woman who, in 1918, faced a brutal lynching at the hands of a white mob in Lowndes County, Georgia. Her "crime" was daring to speak out against the lynching of her...

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Carl Braden: The Activist Who Was Jailed For Helping An African American Family Buy A House

Carl Braden was an journalist who spent much of his life challenging racism and segregation in America. His activism...

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James G. Birney: The American Slaveholder Who Freed the Africans He Held, Became an Abolitionist, and Ran for President Twice

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