Our history will not be erased. In this near-weekly series, we'll focus on important Black American history from the 1920s to the 1990s. Full posts are available here, but you can follow along with the abridged versions on Instagram, too.
The 1940s witnessed significant changes in the circumstances of Black Americans during World War II. White people reacted with vengeance and violence to Black Americans' improved quality of life, setting the stage for the development of the eventual Civil Rights Movement.
This content is easier to format on my website, and is available in full here. However, the sources are exclusively available to Patreon members below.
To Make Our World Anew: A History of African Americans from 1880 (Robin D.G. Kelley & Earl Lewis)
1001 Things Everyone Should Know About African American History
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
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