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Black pioneer studio portraits These images are likely the only known surviving historical record of these San Diegans and their time here. These studio portraits of the unnamed subjects were taken at Turner’s Elite Studio and Klimdt’s Chicago Art Gallery, both on Fifth Avenue in downtown San Diego. Portrait of unidentified woman in the 1890s. (San Diego History Center) ....
IT is my honor, my pleasure and my duty to continue with the Black History Month Calendar of events. While it is a time for recognizing Black History, I am hopeful that this month will also be inspiring to the Local youth to be the FIRST in their Culture as there is a lot of accomplishments yet to be achieved by Locals. I used to tell my students that âI canât wait to see the FIRST Chamorro Astronaut the First Carolinian Captain of a Military Ship and the list goes.â I also hope the Historic Preservation Office is keeping records or will start keeping records of âLocal FIRST Accomplishmentsâ that can one-day be published in a local Calendar of the âFirst Accomplishments by Locals.â ....
At a low point in his career of activism, Martin Luther King, Jr., asked himself a question - one also relevant to the wider Civil Rights Movement and just as pertinent today: Where do we go from here? He was so torn about the state of civil rights, the possible fracturing of the movement and the pressures the Vietnam War was exerting on the country that King took a brief break from the action, secluded himself in a villa in Jamaica and wrote a book, appropriately titled, Where Do We Go from Here? It was June 1965, and there was little question that race relations were dire and getting worse. Washington Post columnist William Raspberry put it bluntly: “Anybody who can look you in the eye and tell you Black America is in good shape is either a fraud or a fool.” The movement was at a crossroads, as was the nation. Then, as now, there was bickering, debate and disagreement over the best path forward. ....
Decades and see the results when a government of the people extends its promise to all the people. that was president bill clinton tonight at the civil rights summit, which is taking place in austin, texas, all this week as a celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of the civil rights act of 1964. an unprecedented piece of legislation, signed by president lyndon bayne johnson. it s also a rare gathering of all the living u.s. presidents. former president bill clinton, as you saw there, delivering remarks. president jimmy carter spoke yesterday, warning that complacency on civil rights has set in in the united states. president george w. bush is scheduled to speak tomorrow. his father, president george h.w. bush is also there, as an honorary co-chair of the event, although he doesn t have a speech. and tomorrow, president obama will give the keynote address. the effort and determination that lbj brought to the civil rights act struggle remains an an inspiring model, i would argue, fo ....