From
1920 to 1935 African American families, many with little
to no education, built over 5,000 schools throughout the
southern States and drove over 5 million children through
the doors of the school and out into the world to become
teachers, doctors, lawyers, scientist, business people and
military leaders. It was a crusade the rivaled any crusade
in Human history.
By the 21st century it was little remembered
the enormous faith these families had in themselves and
their children in the face of racism, poverty, ignorance
and government indifference to their plight decades after
the end of slavery. Despite the humble origins of this movement
would the American dream of equal justice for all that drove
the Civil Rights movement would have been realized?
In this section you can find historical and
cultural institutions that are a testament to their struggle.
The legacy of The Long Black Line
is captured through these Societies, Museums, and Libraries
that preserve and tell its story.
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