Civil Rights Archives - Sankofa Impact

Located in Atlanta, Georgia, the legendary soul food restaurant Paschal’s opened its doors in 1947.

13
Feb

On the side of an old country road in a town so small you could...

06
Aug

On this day in 1875 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune was born as the first free...

10
Jul

Today is Malcolm X Day and we celebrate this icon of world history. Born Malcolm...

17
May

Born in 1919 Georgia, Jackie Robinson spent the majority of his youth in California as...

15
Apr

Henrietta Lacks was a Black tobacco farmer from southern Virginia, the wife of a steelworker...

08
Mar

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

21
Jan

Dr. Bernice A. King is an activist, peace advocate, and CEO of The King Center...

15
Jan

The familiar smell of a place of worship fills the air. In this center of...

11
Jan

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

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Oct