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Black History Month in the Village: The NAACP and Martin Luther King Jr.

February is Black History Month. We here at GVSHP are celebrating it by highlighting different sites and locations of significance to African-American history in the Village. A great source for this is our recently-released Civil Rights & Social Justice Map. Here are just two incredible entries from there:

Posted February 9, 2017

By Matt

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A Legacy of Activism and Agitation

This iconic image of activism and advocacy was taken just outside the NAACP’s headquarters on 5th Avenue and 14th Street. The year was 1936, and it was speaking to the crisis of violence and inequality in America. It is estimated that between 1882 and 1951, 4,700 people were lynched in the United States. An overwhelming majority […]

Posted July 21, 2016

By Chelsea Dowell

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Black History Month in the Village: The NAACP and Martin Luther King Jr.

A Legacy of Activism and Agitation