Voices of the Past Archives

56 years ago, in the Spring of 1968, the Black Panther Party for Self Defense...

23
Apr

Ida B. Wells was born into enslavement in 1862 during the Civil War. In her...

26
Mar

Born in 1875 to formerly enslaved parents, Carter G. Woodson was a historian and author....

08
Feb

Shirley Chisholm was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1924 to immigrant parents. The eldest of...

21
Jan

James Marshall Hendrix was born in Seattle, WA in 1942. During his childhood his father...

07
Dec

Born in 1940 to parents who were sharecroppers, John Lewis grew up on a farm...

26
Oct

Cesar Chavez was born in 1927 to parents who were farmers. Growing up during the...

26
Sep

Born in 1952 into a family of nine, Gloria Jean Watkins grew up in the...

17
Jul

"What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July? I answer: a day that...

04
Jul

Born in 1920s Harlem, James Baldwin was the first born of 9 children. He grew...

22
Jun