To Inspire You

A child born to a Black mother in a state like Mississippi...has exactly the same rights as a white baby born the the wealthiest person in the United States. It's not true, but I challenge anyone to say it is not a goal worth working for.

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Today In History

• In 1969 - Charles Evers takes oath as mayor of Fayette, MS to become 1st black mayor since Reconstruction
  
• In 1856 - Mary Coombs purchases tract of land on corner of Wheat and Peachtree Streets in Atlanta to become 1st black property owner in GA