#freedomrides

So Humbly honored for your service Mr. Lewis, thank you for your life long dedication to our people. R.I.P #FreedomRides #GodHasTheWheel #myblackfatherssonsunclesbrothersnephews #sayitloudimblackandimproud #BlackLove (at Roselle, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCxQit5lbMOUWYeF8ByAsc4wZ1G_J0j7FqJ7-M0/?igshid=8scdjrv5aotf

Please make your way to the Freedom Rides Museum this afternoon to meet a women of courage, strength, kindness and change, Mrs. Joan Trumpauer Mulholland! See you there! #AHC #FreedomRides #ADeltaOriginal (at Freedom Rides Museum)

Before the young people in #SNCC or the #CORE entered Mississippi in the #FreedomRides, the @NAACP had branches throughout Mississippi. One of the most active branches was in Clarksdale/#CoahomaCounty. This branch had such a large active membership that SNCC & CORE had little to do there & focused more on other towns & counties. Central to the local movement was Vera Mae Pigee's beloved business, Pigee’s Beauty Shop. Located at 407 Ashton Ave in downtown Clarksdale, her shop was far from a typical #hairsalon; it became a discreet location for local #civilrights organizers. She often would give her keys to members of the NAACP Youth Council and allow them to sleep or work at the shop when she wasn’t there. “When I was elected secretary … the only thing I knew about the NAACP was that it is something that is supposed to make these Mississippi white folk act like human beings,” Pigee wrote. “And I want to be a part of that monster.” Born and raised in #Glendora, 40 minutes southeast of Clarksdale, #VeraMaePigee, was the daughter of two sharecroppers. She took after her mother, Lucy Berry, whom she saw confront both white men & women in an unprecedented manner for the time. Pigee “would challenge you at every turn regarding civil rights, the way things were in #Clarksdale and how blacks were being treated,” said Jimmy Wiley, a friend & fellow #church member. “She had her own way of challenging the system. And of course, it was her challenge of the system that moved things forward.” On June 7, 1963, both Pigee & civil rights leader #AaronHenry home's were riddled with bullets in a drive-by shooting. No one was injured. Just a few days later, #MedgarEvers was shot & killed at his home in Jackson. Pigee persisted in organizing & paving the way for deeper #civicengagement & improved conditions. #GRATITUDE #SpeakLIFE #UnspeakableJOY #Faith #Spiritual #Wisdom #PositiveEnergy #CivicAdvocates #AmericanHistory #BlackExcellence #BlackWomenLead #StopPoliceBrutality #BlackLivesMatter #NeverForget #EndWhiteSupremacy #BlackGirlMagic (at Clarksville, Mississippi)

It still amazes me to think about — I can’t say I would have had the courage needed to embark upon that journey. Their perseverance, though, had an undeniably positive effect on the overall Civil Rights movement. 

READ::::::::Sat 2/4/17 on @thedinahlynnbiggsshow Biggs Show 3-6 CST on #1370WLTH Radio for the #Saturday Showdown, it will be #CurtisMayfield vs. #MarvinGaye starting in the 4 o'clock hour call in (219) 885-1371 or #ustream http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wlth-talk. I know what you are saying WOW but WOW is right. We are kicking off #BlackHistoryMonth with 2 of the most socially conscious Recording Artist there are. They were both known for introducing social consciousness into African-American music, where they witnessed many of the tragedies of the urban ghetto first hand, and often quoted saying “With everything I saw on the streets as a young black kid, it wasn’t hard during the later fifties and sixties for me to write my heartfelt way of how I visualized things, how I thought things ought to be.” Following the passing of the #CivilRightsActof1964 , they both produced music that became the soundtrack to summers of revolution and the #FreedomRides where #Black students sang their songs as they marched to jail or protested outside their universities, while #MartinLutherKing often used "Keep On Pushing", "People Get Ready" and "We're A Winner" because of their ability to motivate and inspire marchers. They had both quickly become civil rights heros, with the ability through MUSIC to inspire hope and courage. They were unique in the ability to fuse relevant social commentary with melodies and lyrics that instilled a hopefulness for a better future in his listeners. The music is often regarded as an all-time great body of work that captured the essence of life in the ghetto while criticizing the tendency of young people to glorify the "glamorous" lifestyles of drug dealers and pimps, and illuminating the dark realities of drugs, addiction, and exploitation. The music along with several other soul and funk musicians, spread messages of hope in the face of oppression, pride in being a member of the black race and gave courage to a generation of people who were demanding their human rights, without abandoning the struggle for equality. Their pioneering voice in the black pride movement, along with #JamesBrown and #SlyStone. Paving the way for a future generations.

READ::::::::Sat 2/4/17 on @thedinahlynnbiggsshow Biggs Show 3-6 CST on #1370WLTH Radio for the #Saturday Showdown, it will be #CurtisMayfield vs. #MarvinGaye starting in the 4 o'clock hour call in (219) 885-1371 or #ustream http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wlth-talk. I know what you are saying WOW but WOW is right. We are kicking off #BlackHistoryMonth with 2 of the most socially conscious Recording Artist there are. They were both known for introducing social consciousness into African-American music, where they witnessed many of the tragedies of the urban ghetto first hand, and often quoted saying “With everything I saw on the streets as a young black kid, it wasn’t hard during the later fifties and sixties for me to write my heartfelt way of how I visualized things, how I thought things ought to be.” Following the passing of the #CivilRightsActof1964 , they both produced music that became the soundtrack to summers of revolution and the #FreedomRides where #Black students sang their songs as they marched to jail or protested outside their universities, while #MartinLutherKing often used "Keep On Pushing", "People Get Ready" and "We're A Winner" because of their ability to motivate and inspire marchers. They had both quickly become civil rights heros, with the ability through MUSIC to inspire hope and courage. They were unique in the ability to fuse relevant social commentary with melodies and lyrics that instilled a hopefulness for a better future in his listeners. The music is often regarded as an all-time great body of work that captured the essence of life in the ghetto while criticizing the tendency of young people to glorify the "glamorous" lifestyles of drug dealers and pimps, and illuminating the dark realities of drugs, addiction, and exploitation. The music along with several other soul and funk musicians, spread messages of hope in the face of oppression, pride in being a member of the black race and gave courage to a generation of people who were demanding their human rights, without abandoning the struggle for equality. Their pioneering voice in the black pride movement, along with #JamesBrown and #SlyStone. Paving the way for a future generations.