How Black Activism Forced Military Integration" The story of the first Black Marines is not one of permission—it's one of pressure. In 1941, as America prepared to fight Nazi Germany's racist regime, the U.S. Marine Corps systematically rejected Black applicants. General Thomas Holcomb stated he would rather have 5,000 white Marines than 250,000 Black ones. The hypocrisy was stunning: fight fascism abroad while practicing segregation at home. Enter A. Philip Randolph, founder of the Brotherhood

When people picture the American cowboy, the image is usually fixed: white hat, white face, wide-open plains. History tells a different story. After the Civil War, as many as one in four cowboys were Black. Some historians argue the number may have been even higher in certain regions. These men weren’t side characters. They were the backbone of the cattle industry that built the West. Many Black cowboys were formerly enslaved men who already knew how to handle livestock. They became: trail bosse

40K views · 2K reactions | African American Lloyd Gaines, petitioned the Supreme Court for entry into a whites-only law school at the University of Missouri. SCOTUS ruled in his favor in 1938, but months later Mr. Gaines disappeared and was never seen again. 樂 Learn more, Saturday at 7pm ET on C-SPAN 2 | American History TV | Facebook

218K views · 1.5K reactions | It’s been 24 hours and we’re still in awe of all our 2019 Oscar-nominated films! | Netflix | Facebook

18K views · 1.5K reactions | There’s no American history without Black people. Kicking off Black History Month, BET acknowledges Black trailblazers who push our culture forward and define new lanes. Today, we spotlight the Black Panther Movie, starring the late Chadwick Boseman, for being the highest-grossing film for an African-American director and cast in the US! #EverythingBlack Presented by Ford Motor Company. | BET | Facebook

20K views · 707 reactions | 'Black Panther' film star Chadwick Boseman, an actor whose work celebrated African American pioneers, has died at age 43 after a private four-year battle with colon cancer. | TRT World | Facebook