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Black History Biography of the Day
Friday, October 31, 2025

Phillis Wheatley
circa 1753-1784

Read about Phillis Wheatley
Though arriving in the American colonies as a slave, Phillis Wheatley wrote the first book published by an American black and the second written by a woman in North America.

Black History Review's Article of the Day

Rosa Parks and history
by Thomas Sowell

Why was Rosa Parks' bus segregated? Did market forces do that?


This Week's Featured Black History Resources

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Featured Movie

Freedom's Pen
Read about Freedom's Pen
Phillis Wheatley's life, slightly fictionalized, comes to life for young girls.
Deacons For Defense

Read about Deacons For Defense
The Klan would not stop for Federal injunctions ... but they would stop when their intended victims fought back!

Place to Visit

John Brown Memorial Park
Osawatomie, KS

Read about John Brown Memorial Park
Statues and monuments stand in honor of John Brown and the men who fought with him on the site of the Battle of Ossawotamie in Eastern Kansas.




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