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Sylvia Cyrus-Albritton
Executive Director,
Association for the Study of African American Life and History
Julie A. Armentrout, Ph.D.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Dr. Thomas Battle
Howard University
Mayor Lee Brown
Three-time Mayor of Houston
Elaine A. Cheesman, Ph.D.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Vincent DeForest
Civil Rights Activist
Myrlie Evers-Williams
Civil Rights Activist
Clint Fisher, Ph.D.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Dr. John Hope Franklin
African-American historian from Duke University and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1995)
Dr. Dorothy Height
President,
National Council for Negro Women
Paul Houston
Executive Director,
American Association of School Administrators
Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr.
Founder of the Rainbow /PUSH Coalition
Dr. Sheila Flemming-Hunter
President,
Association for the Study of African American Life and History
U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye
Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.
Civil Rights Activist
Bill Matlock
Farmers State Executive - Illinois
Faye McClure
President,
Farmers Action Communities for Tomorrow
Dr. Lavonne Neal
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Nancy Todd Noches
Original plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Education
Franklin Macon
Tuskegee Airmen
Antonio Villaraigosa
Los Angeles Mayor
Reg Weaver
President,
National Educational Association
Rhonda Williams, Ed.D.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
“Someone you should know” takes a look at 10 influential African-Americans from several students’ perspectives. Since Freedom’s Song is geared toward middle and high school students it seemed befitting to ask history students what they would want other students to learn or remember about these notable African Americans.
Dr. Carter G. Woodson introduced by Nerissa Hetzer
Garrett Morgan introduced by Mark Perry
Marcus Garvey introduced by Jordan Adams
Mary McCleod Bethune introduced by Isabella Jasay
A. Philip Randolph introduced by Zoe Ajiboye
Rosa Parks introduced by Katya Kazarian
Medgar Evers introduced by Molly Thornton
Barbara Jordan introduced by Elysse Barnes
Shirley Chisolm introduced by Natalie Inneckin
Ron H. Brown introduced by Byranna Gawlik
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1920-1930: The Tulsa Race Riots
The history of the United States has produced much in the way of race riots, from the New York City riots of 1862 to the Los Angeles riots of 1991, this country has experienced much civil unrest between blacks and whites. The year 1919 was particularly noted for the large number of riots in the urban areas of the North where returning white veterans of WWI competed with Southern Blacks for jobs during the post-war depression.
   
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