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Sojourner Truth also known as Isabella Baumfree, was a noted speaker for both the abolitionist movement and the women`s rights movement. She was born into slavery in Swartekill, Ulster County, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. #civilrightsmovement #segregation #apartheid #discrimination #abolitionist #celebratingblacklives👊 #history #contributionstosociety #contributionstohumanity #thestrugglestillcontinues #BlackLivesMatter #BlackHistoryMonth #2017 #February

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Nat Turner was an enslaved African American who led a rebellion of slaves and free blacks on August 21, 1831. This event in history is known as Nat Turner's slave rebellion. #civilrightsmovement #segregation #endingapartheid #discrimination #celebratingblacklives👊 #SouthamptonCounty #contributionstosociety #contributionstohumanity #thestrugglestillcontinues #BlackLivesMatter #BlackHistoryMonth #2017 #February

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Charles Hamilton Houston was a prominent African-American lawyer, Dean of Howard University Law School, and NAACP Litigation Director. He played a significant role in dismantling the Jim Crow laws and earned the title "The Man Who Killed Jim Crow.” Houston is popular for having trained future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. #civilrightsmovementb#segregation #celebratingblacklives👊 #history #culture #contributionstosociety #contributionstohumanity #thestrugglestillcontinues #BlackLivesMatter #BlackHistoryMonth #2017 #February