On This Day In Black History...

• 1854 ~ Anthony Burns, a "fugitive" Slave, was returned to VA from Boston. A Black church raised $1300 to secure his freedom. He was back in Boston within a year. Of note, he was the last fugitive Slave to be sent back to the south from Boston or any of the New England states.


• 1863 ~ Harriet Tubman led union soldiers into South Carolina where they burned plantations, carried off thousands of dollars worth of crops and livestock, and freed nearly 800 Slaves, the Combahee River Raid. She was the 1st woman in US history to lead an armed expedition in war.


• 1899 ~ Black Americans observed day of fasting called by National Afro-American Council to protest lynching and racial massacres. Have we lost this ember of our spirit? I'm Just Askin'...


• 1967 ~ Three days of rioting & looting began in the Roxbury section of Boston. Nearly 100 people were arrested after 30 Black welfare Mothers chained the doors of the welfare office and committed to remain there until their demands for job training, representation on welfare boards, and respectful treatment were met. Good For Them!!!