American History

#OnThisDay: August 20, 1619 – 400th-Year Anniversary of Enslaved Africans Arriving in North America

August 20, 2019

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Today is a notable day in American History, a day that you won’t find in most history books. There will be no parades commemorating the occasion. The President, nor Congress, will not address its significance. No, today celebrates the 400th anniversary of the ugly stain that America was built on:…

#OnThisDay: Rainey Bethea Became the Last Person Publicly Executed in the United States

August 14, 2019

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On August 14, 1936, Rainey Bethea, a 26 year old black man convicted of rape & murder of 70 year Lischia Edward, was publicly executed by hanging in Owensboro, Kentucky. 20,000 people swarmed to the location to witness what would be the last public execution in the US. Most states…