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This day in history — April 9, 1865 – Lee Surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court House

Posted on April 9, 2018 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

On April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his approximately 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in the front parlor of Wilmer McLean’s home in Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the Civil War. Less than … Continue reading →

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This day in history — April 7, 1712 — Enslaved People Revolt in New York City

Posted on April 7, 2018 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

In 1712, New York City had a large enslaved population and the city’s whites feared the threat of rebellion. Enslaved people in New York City suffered many of the same brutal punishments and methods of control faced by their counterparts … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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