Historical Documents

THE BLACK CODE OF LOUISIANA

August 17, 2000 by blackstate No Comments
THE “BLACK CODE” OF LOUISIANA March, 1724 Louis, by the Grace of God, King of France and of Navarre, to...
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Promise of 40 Acres and a Mule

August 17, 2000 by blackstate No Comments
Order by the Commander of the Military Division of the Mississippi, January 15, 1865 IN THE FIELD, SAVANNAH, GA., January...
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Willie Lynch’s Speech On His Methods For Controlling Slaves

August 16, 2000 by blackstate No Comments
Gentlemen: I greet you here on the bank of the James River in the year of Our Lord one thousand...
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Lynch Law by Ida B. Wells

August 15, 2000 by blackstate No Comments
        "Lynch Law," says the Virgina Lancet, "as known by that appellation, had its origin in 1780 in a combination...
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Ain’t I A Woman by Sojourner Truth

August 15, 2000 by blackstate No Comments
Ain’t I A Woman by Sojourner Truth Women’s Convention, Akron, Ohio, 1851 Well, children, where there is so much racket...
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Ujamaa, African Socialism by Julius Nyerere

August 15, 2000 by blackstate No Comments
Ujamaa, African Socialism by Julius Nyerere Socialism, like democracy, is an attitude of mind. In a socialist society it is...
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Neo-Colonialism, The Last Stage of Imperialism by Kwame Nkrumah

August 15, 2000 by blackstate No Comments
Culture and National Liberation by Kwame Nkrumah Introduction | United States Capitalist Thinking | The Mechanisms of Neo-Colonialism | Conclusion...
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The Last Message: Unity by Malcolm X

August 15, 2000 by blackstate No Comments
The Last Message: Unity February 14, 1965 Distinguished guests, brothers and sisters, ladies and gentlemen, friends and enemies: I want...
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I Still Believe by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

August 15, 2000 by blackstate No Comments
Address delivered in Acceptance of Nobel Peace Prize 10 December 1964 Oslo, Norway Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness, Mr. President,...
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Birth of a New Nation by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

August 15, 2000 by blackstate No Comments
Birth of a New Nation by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On Ghana and Kwame Nkrumah April 7, 1957 I...
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