Viola Desmond went to the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia on November 8, 1946. She sat in a main floor seat and refused to move to the balcony, which was the only place Black patrons were permitted. She was arrested, dragged out of the theatre, spent a...
The movie “Birth of a Nation,” with its laudatory depiction of the KKK and distorted portrayal of Black people, was controversial wherever it went and banned globally in some countries, states and cities. Many historians, scholars and academics agree the movie is...
Founded by Marcus Garvey in 1914, UNIA was part of a global movement to unite, empower, and improve the lives of people of African descent. The UNIA became one of the most successful Black organizations in world history. It had 1,000 divisions and claimed to have 6...
The Negro Christian Alliance (NCA) began to hear speakers, review papers, host discussions and debates, and provide opportunities for local talent to perform in the fall of 1910. The announcement for the first meeting stated, “All are cordially invited, regardless of...
Some Black pioneers did return to the U.S. to fight in the Civil War and after the Civil War. The abolition of slavery in the U.S. in 1865 made returning to their former homes seem more possible. Mifflin Gibbs returned to the U.S. late in 1869 (after the Yale...
