by James Melson | Mar 17, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
Resistance to the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court Decision Senator Harry Byrd, Sr. of Virginia Statue of Harry Byrd, Sr. Being Removed from Capitol Square in Richmond, VA Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka is one of the most famous Supreme Court cases...
by James Melson | Mar 9, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
Fannie Lou Hamer Testifying Before the Credentials Committee at the 1964 Democratic National Convention March is designated as Women’s History Month including International Women’s Day that was commemorated this week. Women were central to the modern Civil Rights...
by James Melson | Mar 2, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
This past Saturday marked the tenth anniversary of the killing of Trayvon Martin. By now the story of his death is well known around our country and the world. At the age of seventeen, he was visiting his father in Sanford, Florida. Walking back to his father’s home...
by James Melson | Feb 23, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
John Lewis Arrest Photo During the Freedom Rides of 1961 Arrest of The Richmond 34 – February 22, 1960 This week marks two events of significance in the history of our nation and the modern Civil Rights Movement- one that has received national attention and...
by James Melson | Feb 16, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
The Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II in Washington, DC One of the least known but most important monuments in Washington, DC is the Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II. It commemorates both the unjust internment of...
by James Melson | Feb 9, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
The Little Rock Nine with Daisy Bates The Little Rock Nine Enter Central High School During Black History Month, most attention is given to major figures such as Frederick Douglass and Martin Luther King, Jr. While it is important to learn about these famous leaders,...
