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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-07-17/black-sailors-navy-exonerated
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Navy exonerates Black sailors after 1944 Port Chicago explosion in California

Navy exonerates Black sailors punished after 1944 Port Chicago explosion

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro on Wednesday fully exonerated 258 Black sailors who were charged with mutiny and refusing orders after they were being forced to return to do dangerous work loading munitions, while white officers were given hard…
Salvador Hernandez (Los Angeles Times)
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Charles Henry Turner was a pioneer in entomology - and he couldn't get a job in higher ed, so he taught high school biology.

"Across his distinguished 33-year career, Turner authored 71 papers and was the first African American to have his research published in the prestigious journal Science."

His simple but elegant experiments in public parks revolutionized understanding of bees.

https://theconversation.com/charles-henry-turner-the-little-known-black-high-school-science-teacher-who-revolutionized-the-study-of-insect-behavior-in-the-early-20th-century-184030

#BlackHistory #BlackFriday #BlackHistoryMonth #Science
📷 Charles I. Abramson, CC BY-ND
Portrait of Charles Henry Turner, a 40-ish Black man with a neatly trimmed mustach

Charles Henry Turner: The little-known Black high school science teacher who revolutionized the study of insect behavior in the early 20th century

The son of a formerly enslaved mother, Charles Henry Turner was the first to discover that bees and other insects have the ability to modify their behavior based on experience.
The Conversation
#BlackHistoryMonth #science #blackfriday #blackhistory

I am the Race and Justice Reporter at #Axios. I write about history and racism. Here's one:
The Underground Railroad to Mexico exposes a neglected history about the Black experience in the Americas. It's likely more enslaved Black people in the US escaped to Mexico than originally thought.
#undergroundrailroad #undergroundrailroadtomexico #blackhistory #history #latino #latinohistory #racism #slavery
https://www.axios.com/2022/02/08/underground-railroad-mexico-latinos-black-histoy
#racism #history #slavery #Latino #blackhistory #axios #undergroundrailroad #undergroundrailroadtomexico #latinohistory

Granville T. Woods an #AfricanAmerican inventor gained the name the "Black Edison". He revolutionized the railroad & electric railway industries with his inventions. One newspaper called Woods “the greatest electrician in the world"

Thomas Edison was an inventive genius but is also claimed to be a liar & thief. Woods' patents were unsuccessfully challenged by Thomas Edison twice.

#BlackTwitter #BlackMastodon #BlackHistory
#BlackInventors #Science #Education

https://americacomesalive.com/granville-woods-electrical-expert-inventor/

Granville Woods, Electrical Expert & Inventor - America Comes Alive

Granville Woods was an exceptional Black inventor. His specialty was finding new ways to use electricity to improve transportation.
Kate Kelly (America Comes Alive)
#science #education #BlackMastodon #blackinventors #blackhistory #blacktwitter #africanamerican

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