As the second decade of the 20th century progressed, so did John H. Murphy Sr. and George Bragg in leading the AFRO American Ledger into becoming a recognized national entity. They sought to produce an instrument that educated and informed its readership about the ills of disenfranchisement and segregation. Towards the end of the second […]
Category: The AFRO on the National Stage: 1917-1942
Posted inThe AFRO on the National Stage: 1917-1942
Notable Moments in Black History 1917-1942
1917 The Houston Mutiny and other riot erupts between Black soldiers and White citizens; two Blacks and 11 Whites are killed. Twenty-nine Black soldiers are executed for participation in the riot. Philip Randolph and Chandler Owen found The Messenger, a Black socialist magazine, in New York City. The Supreme Court in Buchanan v. Warley strikes […]