Scrabble
Scrabble was invented by Alfred Butts on August 14 1938
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Where did English come from?
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Ida B. Wells
Outside the USA, she is totally unknown, but 71 years before Rosa Parks, Ida B. Wells, a journalist and a civil rights activist, born on July 16th, 1862, had refused to give her seat to a white person in a bus and had already denounced the conditions of black and coloured people in the USA,
18 powerful speeches in the US history
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SELMA
Selma, the movie on Martin Luther King’s March in 1965 comes to the French screens on March 11th. See the site
George Washington
The first president of the USA was born on February 22nd, 1732. George Washington’s biography
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Slave Narratives
The you tube video features testimonies from former slaves read by black celebrities and exploration of slaves’ situation in the USA. Look at the documentary here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnQqSlWHHgQ#t=38
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Happy birthday!
American actor and filmmaker, civil rights activist Sydney Poitier was born on February 20th 1927. See his biography
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50 years ago…Malcolm X
On February 21st 1965, Civil Rights Activist Malcolm X was assassinated during a speech. See on Biography.com for a look back on Malcolm X’s Life and Legacy.
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King
86 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr was born on January 15th, 1929, in Atlanta, USA Martin Luther King’s biography