Black History

Martin Luther King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail…excerpts…
Martin Luther King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail…excerpts… April 16, 1963, MY DEAR FELLOW CLERGYMEN: “…We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given

Gainesville leader fought for equality while breaking barriers at Fair Street High School
Gainesville leader fought for equality while breaking barriers at Fair Street High School Gainesville leader fought for equality while breaking barriers at Fair Street High

School Desegregation – 1954… Copy
School Desegregation – 1954… The attempt to end the practice of separating children of different races into distinct public schools. Beginning with the landmark Supreme

Slave in Jefferson Davis’s home gave Union key secrets
Slave in Jefferson Davis’s home gave Union key secrets From Barbara Starr and Bill Mears CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) — William Jackson was a slave in

Separate but equal….Discrimination…?
Separate but equal….Discrimination…? Separate but equalFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia“Separate but equal” was a phrase used by attorneys for the NAACP during the Supreme Court
The Vietnam War Heroes of Fair Street & Butler High Schools By Barry “Gunner” Stinson
The Vietnam War Heroes of Fair Street & Butler High Schools By Barry “Gunner” Stinson I’m a Vietnam combat veteran who served as a gunner