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John Lewis in 2006
In 2018, John Lewis shared this message on social media:
“Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.”
From his days fighting segregation in the American South to his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, Lewis was not afraid to make some good noise and get into “Good Trouble.” That two-word phrase became his motto, and he lived it every day.
Shelter Island Library conversation with an agent of change Robert Zellner, subject of the movie ‘Son of the South.’ (Credit: Courtesy photo)
Zooming into an interview with Robert Zellner last Friday night was like opening a window into a distant past.
Yet Pulitzer-prize winning historian Diane McWhorter’s discussion with the civil rights activist, part of the Shelter Island Library’s Friday Night Dialogue series, was often startlingly relevant to issues of today.
Mr. Zellner’s story of the throes of civil rights turmoil of the 1960s was detailed in his 2008 autobiography, “The Wrong Side of Murder Creek.” Now, the story has been made into a movie by Spike Lee, “Son of the South,” and released this month.
Black history runs deep in Cortland County
This image shows Samuel Ringgold Ward, who was a pastor in Cortland from 1846 to 1851.
The story of Black history in the greater Cortland area is a conflict of progressive ideals against human realities.
A Black pastor led an all-white church, but faced racism.
An interracial and coeducational school had a professor and former student run out of town because of their interracial relationship.
The 20th Century would see greater respect for Black people in Cortland, as the likes of Black Olympians, singers and political activists would all make appearances in the city.
Here are some of the stories of how Black people brought their influence to Cortland County.
Five myths about Black history Author: Keisha N. Blain Published February 20
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Keisha N. Blain, an associate professor of history at the University of Pittsburgh, is a co-editor of
, The Washington Post’s daily section for historical analysis. She is a co-editor of “Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019.” Each February since 1976, Americans have celebrated Black History Month. Established by historian Carter G. Woodson as Negro History Week in 1926, the commemoration developed over 50 years until it became Black History Month to expand the study of the historical contributions of Black people. Despite the significance of Black history, far too many Americans don’t grasp its centrality to U.S. history. This lack of knowledge helps spread myths about the Black past.