Women’s History Month Celebration of Black Women
by
John C Abercrombie
Today, March 1, 2022, we start a long overdue tribute to Black women for Women’s History Month. We at Amazing Black History have always included women for their amazing contributions to our community and the world but this is the first year we have had a tribute to them.
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Let’s start our tribute with a look at the women of the United States Army Battalion – the 6888 the only All-Black female unit to serve in Europe, serving in England and France. To show the relevance of the work represented here. The United State House of Representatives has just this week voted to award the Congressional Gold Award to the remaining women who served this unit. Remaining because of the 855 who served only 6 are living today. These women could have been an inspiration to not only women of color but to ALL women. It is shameful that such bright spots in history have been hidden – But no longer, we are at the rescue.
Day 1
The women of the 6888, commonly known as the triple 8s. They boosted morale of our soldiers while working in unheated buildings that were rat infested but they did the job! Now they get some of the recognition they so richly deserve.
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Day 2
Today we feature a world breaking Black woman – Sophia Danenberg the first Black woman to climb the highest mountain on earth, Mount Everest. She and a group of 9 Black climbers are preparing to become the first all-Black team to accomplish the feat. No rag tag group, it includes 3 PhDs. Of the 10,000 plus people who have climbed this impressive peak, only 9 are Black.
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March 3, Thursday March 3, 2022
Today’s post features Alice Allison Dunnigan a Black White House Correspondent. Yes, there were many difficulties placed in her way, but she knew the value of hearing a relevant version of the facts. Many of the difficulties experienced in America are because the truth has been suppressed. We need more people like her!
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March 4, Friday March 4, 2022
Today we celebrate the fact that age of 83 Claudette Colvin is no longer a juveniles delinquent. She has been released from probation this year. Reporting in her wheelchair for failure to give up the seat she paid for to a young White girl on a city bus.
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March 5, Saturday March 5, 2022
Today’s post focuses on Mary Fields, also known as Stagecoach Mary. It also dispels notion that there were no Blacks in the West in the early days. A contractor to the United States Postal Service, her record was exemplary.
Mary “Stage Coach Mary” Fields
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Day 6, Sunday March 6, 2022
The feature today is an outstanding person who sued and won her freedom and pay for her time in slavery to one of the richest families in Massachusetts. While slave owners were fighting for their freedom, she proclaimed “I ain’t no dumb critter!” and sued under the Massachusetts Constitution. She set an example that deserves to be known in American History.
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Day 7 – March 7, Monday, 2022
What do you do if people refuse to teach you something you want to do? Find someone who will. In todays post Bessie Coleman found herself in this position when she wanted to learn to be a pilot. She learned French and went to France. Persistence is the mark of successful people. See her story day 7.
Day 8, Tuesday March 8, 2022
Today we focus on Shirley Chisolm the first aBlack female to run a serious campaign to become president of the United States. “Unbought and Unbossed.” Her focus was clear and she helped later candidates be taken seriously.
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Day 9, Wednesday March 9, 2022
With the winning of the recent spelling bee we are led to believe that Zaila Avant-Garde is the first Black to win. See the lengths that have been taken to perpetuate this myth. We continue to show excellence that is not shared with others.
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Day 10, Thursday March 10, 2022
Mary McLeod Bethune was a dedicated educator. Learning that the difference between the races was the education. She devoted her life to learning and teaching, excelling in both. She was one of the founders of the powerful learning institution Bethune-Cookman University.
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Day 11, Friday March 11, 2022
Today is a tribute to Dr Mae Jemison the first Black Female Astronaut. As you can see from other posts, whether we are talking about the first international pilot license or the first into outer space, Black women represent!
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Day 12, Saturday March 12
This post features Elizabeth Jennings, the daughter of the man who invented Dry Cleaning. We often mistakenly believe that there were no racial problems outside of the South, but this post shows it is not true and how she was able to fight it
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Day 13, Sunday March 13, 2022
The focus today is on a Black female who pitched in the famed Negro Leagues and had a winning record. One of only 3 women to pay it is an amazing story. Today’s feature is none other than Mamie “Peanut” Johnson
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Day 14, Monday March 14, 2022
Today we look into the life and work of Katherine Johnson one of the great mathematicians who was known as a human computer because of her accuracy with complicated equations involved in leading America into space.
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Day 15, Tuesday March 15, 2022
Marian Wright Edelman is the founder of The Children’s Defense Fund. Founded in 1973 with the goal of improving federal policies concerning child welfare and public education systems. An effective leader, she has been an advocate for disadvantaged Americans of all races for all of her life.
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Day 16, Wednesday March 16, 2022
It is virtually impossible not to feel pride to be a member of the human race as you read the accomplishments of Raye Montague. Following the curiosity of an 8 year old and turning every obstacle in her way into a steppingstone to reach higher. It inspires all regardless of gender, race or any other factor that we often use to discriminate against the best brains ever. I dare you not to admire the possible!
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March 17, Thursday March 17, 2022
Carla Hayden is an amazing woman who developed a love of books and pursued an outstanding career in the field of library science, rising to head the world’s largest library, the Library of Congress in 2016.
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Day 18, Friday March 18, 2022
Susie King Taylor is an important although largely unknown participant in the American Civil War. Entering with an all-volunteer unit from South Carolina, she was a laundress, nurse and eve an armory specialist. King Taylor became the first Black nurse in the Civil War. King Taylor has even written a book about her memoirs that will be discussed in this post.
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Day 19, Saturday March 19, 2022
Lucy Higgs Nichols was a Black escaped slave who became a nurse for the Union Army during the Civil War. Affectionately known as “Aunt Lucy”. The soldiers were completely devoted to her and when she came down with measles, they took care of her. 14 officers vouched for her to the United States government successfully demanding a pension for her.
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Day 20, Sunday, March 20, 2022
With the same dedication that she maintained all of her life; she started a walk Opal Walk 2 DC with the goal of taking 100,000 signatures to the legislature to support Juneteenth as a National Holiday. Along the way, she was invited to other cities along the way. When she reached DC, along with her were 1,500,000+ signatures in support of the bill.
Opal Lee – Grandmother of Juneteenth
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Day 21, Monday March 21, 2022
Mary Ellen Pleasant is a name that does not register with many in the study of history, however, she payed an important role. See and be amazed not only at her, but what she was able to accomplish financially. See the real story of John Brown and the raid on Harper’s Ferry.
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Day 22, Tuesday March 22, 2022
Harriet Jacobs was an author who gave us an inside look into the life of a slave girl in her book, “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Gir written by herself” with the name of Linda Brent as the author. This amazing story has been questioned since it was illegal to teach Blacks to read or write. However, after intense investigation by several inquirers including the State of North Carolina and verification of the facts, it has been concluded that she did indeed write the book
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Day 23, Wednesday March 23, 2022
Ida B Wells is a true champion of the Civil Rights of Black people. A journalist who wrote a story that was seldom spoken, but so vital to the understanding of the struggle for equality. A story which deserves study.
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Day 24, Thursday March 24, 2022
Harriet Tubman is known for her work freeing slaves, but she also led troops during the Civil War. She continued to risk her own freedom and life for her important role in history. Senator Cory Booker praised her yesterday during the hearing on Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. Tubman has even been proposed to appear on the US $20.00. To see the second part of her remarkable work, there is a link to part 2 at the bottom of this post. See Day 24.
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Day 25, Friday March 25
Maggie Lena Walker was a powerful voice for civil rights and outstanding in financial responsibility and entrepreneurial advancement and achievement. Maggie Walker is the first woman of any race to charter and serve as president of a bank in America, yet her story is largely unknown.
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Day 26, Saturday March 26, 2022
Most people today use Global Positioning Satellite services but do you know this early pioneer that made it possible?
Day 27, Sunday March 27, 2022
Many of us have heard of the Buffalo Soldiers, not so many know of Cathay Williams, the only documented female Buffalo Soldier!
Cathay Williams – William Cathay
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Day 28, Monday March 28, 2022
Mary Ellen Pleasant is a name that does not register with many in the study of history, however, she played an important role. Learn about this amazing woman’s role in history.
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Day 29, Tuesday March 29, 2022
Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley was born in Dinwiddie County, Virginia and rose to be a confidant to Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of the 16th president of the United States.
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Day 30, Wednesday March 30, 2022
Barbara was the spark for a case that was consolidated into the Brown v Board of Education case. It was the only student case among the 5.
We often don’t realize the courage it takes to lead during the hard fought time of struggle for civil rights for all. 400 Black students were housed in a school designed for 150. Although Black parents asked for better facilities, they only were given tokens in the form of Tar Paper Shacks.
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Day 31, Thursday March 31, 2022
It is important to understand sharecropping. Former slaves were freed without any possessions. They did not have land because they were unpaid workers. They had few personal possessions and work was scarce as there was little training for them. Keep in mind that there were skilled workers who were former slaves, but their work opportunities were severely limited. Fannie Lou Hamer fought for the rights of the descendants of these people.
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