Monthly Archives: March 2018

This day in history – March 31, 1870

Posted on March 31, 2018 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Thomas Mundy Peterson becomes first black man in America to vote under the Fifteenth Amendment, which gave African American men the right to vote in all federal, state, and local elections. From the Equal Justice Initiative’s A History of Racial … Continue reading →

Posted in Justice Chronicles, Lest We Forget, race | Leave a comment

Confederate Soldiers Fought During the Vietnam War

Posted on March 30, 2018 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Did you know that during the Vietnam War, a division of American soldiers was fighting under a Confederate flag?  President Johnson wanted the flags removed.* This is yet another example of the South not conceding that it lost the Civil … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Remembering Les Payne — FAKE NEWS, Tweets, and Ftweets*

Posted on March 30, 2018 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

In this moment of “FAKE NEWS,” often decried by its most ardent propagater-in-chief, it is worth nothing what recently deceased Les Payne, Black Journalist Extraordinare, gave as advice to young reporters: “Journalism begins when somone says no.”  Most importantly, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

This day in history — March 30, 2018 — No Bloody Friday!

Posted on March 30, 2018 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

On this day in history, the Equal Racial Justice Initiative’s A History of Racial Injustice – 2018 Calendar, does not report an incident….  I wonder if racist whites ceased their Reign of Terror against Black people because it was Good Friday?  … Continue reading →

Posted in Justice Chronicles, Lest We Forget, race, Religion, Slavery | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

This day in history – March 29, 1944

Posted on March 29, 2018 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Reverend Isaac Simmons, a black man, is buried three days after he is murdered by six white men who wanted to steal his family’s land in Mississippi; his family is threatened and flees the county. From the Equal Justice Initiative’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Justice Chronicles, Lest We Forget, race | Leave a comment

This day in history – March 28, 1956

Posted on March 28, 2018 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Churches and synagogues nationwide keep their doors open all day in observance of a National Deliverance Day of Prayer to support the Montgomery bus boycott. From the Equal Justice Initiative’s A History of Racial Injustice – 2018 Calendar. “The Equal … Continue reading →

Posted in Justice Chronicles, Lest We Forget, race | Leave a comment

This day in history – March 27, 1974

Posted on March 27, 2018 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Delbert Tibbs, a black hitchhiker from Chicago, is indicted for capital murder of a white couple in Florida; he is wrongfully convicted by an all-white jury and spends two years on death row. From the Equal Justice Initiative’s A History … Continue reading →

Posted in Justice Chronicles, Lest We Forget, race | Leave a comment

This day in history – March 26, 1931

Posted on March 26, 2018 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

In Scottsboro, Alabama, nine black teens are accused of raping two white women and almost lynched; the “Scottsboro Boys” gain national attention after their raciallbiased trial results in death sentences.” From the Equal Justice Initiative’s A History of Racial Injustice … Continue reading →

Posted in Justice Chronicles, Lest We Forget, race | Tagged | Leave a comment

This day in history – March 25, 1965

Posted on March 25, 2018 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Viola Liuzzo, a white housewife from Detroit, Michigan, is shot and killed after driving voting rights activists to Selma, Alabama. From the Equal Justice Initiative’s A History of Racial Injustice – 2018 Calendar. “The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) is proud … Continue reading →

Posted in Justice Chronicles, Lest We Forget, race | Tagged , | Leave a comment

This day in history – March 24, 1832

Posted on March 24, 2018 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Creek Indians sign Treaty of Cusseta with United States, under which they are stripped of their land in Alabama; they are forcibly removed from the state by 1837. From the Equal Justice Initiative’s A History of Racial Injustice – 2018 … Continue reading →

Posted in Justice Chronicles, Lest We Forget, race | Tagged , | Leave a comment