Tag Archives: Civil Rights

1963: A Tumultuous Day

Posted on May 24, 2017 by corvusfugit

Front and back of New York Times file photo of Martin Luther King, Jr. From a collection entitled “Unpublished Black History,” online here. Here is the story behind the King portrait: Consider the close-up of Dr. King above. It is … Continue reading →

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1943: Lena Horne Doesn’t Entertain Racism

Posted on May 21, 2017 by corvusfugit

From Bartlett’s Book of Anecdotes (2000): Al Duckett, a freelance journalist during World War II, recounts the following story about Lena Horne: “She had been sent to a camp in the south to entertain the troops. She was scheduled to … Continue reading →

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1845: Frederick Douglass Visits Ireland

Posted on May 13, 2017 by corvusfugit

Shortly after the 1845 publication of his Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Frederick Douglass left the US for a two-year tour of Ireland and Britain. During his time in Ireland, he befriended and appeared on … Continue reading →

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