In 1847, Missouri banned education for black people.
John Berry Meachum went ahead and equipped a steamboat with a library, desks, chairs and opened a 'Floating Freedom School'.
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Laurence Fishburne reflects on his work amplifying Black history in film – including 1995 wartime movie 'The Tuskegee Airmen' – and why it's especially important to elevate these stories now. Watch the full interview here: https://t.co/sxUviV1D1a
If you didn’t watch the State of the Union last night, just watch this. Guaranteed—Trump’s followers ate it up, so be ready with the facts when it spreads.
Rachel Maddow ran a clinic on Trump’s lies last night.