The Silent Protest Parade on Fifth Avenue on July 28, 1917, one of the first major mass demonstrations by African Americans, will be the focus of a special display of four historic photographs at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, on view from Friday, July 21, through Sunday, July 30. Continue Reading →
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John E. Nail, Harlem Realtor, Organizer And Visionary, 1883 – 1947
John E. (Jack) Nail, 1883 – 1947, was born in New London, Connecticut, and was a successful Harlem, New York realtor. Continue Reading →
Google Celebrates America’s Story, The 100th Anniversary Of “The Negro Silent Protest Parade”
“There was no singing, no chanting — just silence,” read the statement published by Google this morning. Continue Reading →