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Oct. 8, 1953 | Jackie Robinson and Others Banned From Playing Interracial Baseball in AL

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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 2h

On this day in 1953, a Birmingham police commissioner banned an interracial All-Star baseball game organized by Jackie Robinson since it was a "mixed athletic event."

EJI Announces the Opening of Elevation in Montgomery, Alabama

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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 4h

Elevation Convening Center and Hotel is now open to guests in Montgomery. This research center, convening space, art gallery, and theater with overnight accommodations will provide comfort to the thousands that visit our Legacy Sites.

We are pleased to announce today's Phase One opening of Elevation.

Oct. 7, 1963 | Alabama Troopers Attack Black People Registering to Vote in Selma

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The Legacy Sites @legacysites.eji.org · 1d

Our Transatlantic Slave Trade exhibit features sculptures by Kwame Akoto-Bamfo in remembrance of more than 12 million African men, women, and children who were kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Americas.

Plan your visit to the Legacy Museum today: legacysites.eji.org

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On this day in 1963, hundreds of Black Selma residents attempting to register to vote faced state and local officials using violence and intimidation tactics to deny them that right.

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Days after Virginia seceded from the Union, Robert E. Lee left the U.S. Army to defend slavery. A traitor and enslaver, Lee believed his state would be better without Black people. The Trump Administration reinstated his name on a military base.

Fort Lee, Virginia

Robert E. Lee’s support for slavery was not theoretical, he was an enslaver.

Oct. 6, 2009 | White Louisiana Official Denies Marriage License for Interracial Couple

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On this day in 2009, a white Louisiana official denied a marriage license for an interracial couple, claiming he did "not believe in mixing races in that way."

Oct. 5, 1920 | Four Innocent Black Men Lynched in Macclenny, Florida

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On this day in 1920, a white mob lynched four innocent Black men named Fulton Smith, Ray Field, Ben Givens, and Sam Duncan in Macclenny, Florida. Days after, most of the Black community of Macclenny fled the area in fear of further violent attacks.

Oct. 4, 1949 | Largest U.S. Bridge Association Votes to Refuse Black Members

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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 4d

On this day in 1949, members of the largest bridge association in the U.S. voted to exclude Black players from competitions.

Oct. 3, 1912 | Incarcerated Black Man Lynched By White Prisoners Inside Wyoming State Prison

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On this day in 1912, Frank Wigfall, a Black man incarcerated in Wyoming State Prison, was lynched by a mob of white prisoners.

Oct. 2, 1930 | Seven Black Women Attacked For Moving into White Neighborhood in Colorado

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On this day in 1930, white neighbors attacked the Colorado home of seven Black women who had recently integrated the area and forced the women to move.

Oct. 1, 1939 | Black Woman Arrested for Helping Black Man Avoid Lynch Mob

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On this day in 1939, a Sampson County, North Carolina, sheriff arrested a young Black woman for shouting a warning to a 21-year-old Black man named Andrew Troublefield to help him avoid being lynched by a white mob of 500 people.

Sep. 30, 1919 | 200 or More Black People Killed By White Mobs in Elaine, Arkansas

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On this day in 1919, enraged white mobs began a massacre of 200 or more innocent Black women, men, and children in Phillips County, Arkansas, after white men attempted to invade a Black farmer's union meeting.

Dishonoring Native Americans in 2025

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Navigating presumptions of dangerousness and guilt is exhausting. Bryan Stevenson talks to Katie Couric (@katiecouric.bsky.social) about the commitment to truth-telling in the face of racial bias and bigotry: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kT_...

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In 1890, U.S. troops massacred over 250 women, men, and children at Wounded Knee. This week, the U.S. Secretary of Defense announced that the soldiers who carried out the massacre will keep their Medals of Honor, which many have said should be rescinded.

U.S. troops who massacred 250 Lakota to keep Medals of Honor.

Sep. 29, 1915 | Alabama Forbids White Nurses to Treat Black Men

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On this day in 1915, Alabama passed a law forbidding public and private medical facilities from letting any "white female nurse" provide care to a Black man.

Sep. 28, 1868 | White Mobs Massacre Black Community in Opelousas, Louisiana

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On this day in 1868, violence erupted in Opelousas, Louisiana, when white residents resentful of African Americans' new voting rights attacked and killed hundreds of people.

Sep. 27, 1958 | White Little Rock Voters Choose to Close Public Schools Rather Than Integrate

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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 11d

On this day in 1958, after violent resistance to integrating Little Rock Central High School, white residents voted to close public schools rather than integrate.

Learn more about our history of racial injustice

The Movement is Not Dead: Bryan Stevenson on 2020, Backlash, and What Comes Next

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The Legacy Sites @legacysites.eji.org · 11d

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice overlooks a hilltop in Montgomery. It is the nation's first comprehensive memorial dedicated to the legacy of Black Americans who were enslaved, terrorized by lynching, humiliated by racial segregation, and presumed guilty and dangerous.

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Listen to Bryan Stevenson and Katie Couric's discussion on truth-telling, how to honestly reconcile with history, and what is required of us in this moment to do justice.

The murder of George Floyd and the protests of 2020 sparked a nationwide movement for racial justice and reckoning. Just a few years later, many of those hard-won conversations are being rolled back. Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, joins Katie to ask: is the movement truly over, or are we now in the midst of the harder, but essential, struggle to make it endure? He shares why learning is itself an act of resistance, what each of us can do to push back against false narratives, and how history can inspire courage for the battles ahead. Sign up here for daily email updates from me, Katie Couric, on the news that matters most to you: https://katiecouric.com/wake-up-call/?leadsource=youtube Subscribe to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/KatieCouric Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katiecouric/ Subscribe to my podcast: ApplePodcasts.com/KatieCouric Subscribe to my Substack: https://katiecouric.substack.com/

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On this day in 1963, the Alabama Supreme Court upheld the contempt conviction of Mary Hamilton, a Black woman who refused to allow an Alabama district attorney to disrespect her in court.

Sep. 26, 1963 | AL Supreme Court Approves White Prosecutor's Insult of Black Woman

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Alabama Executes Geoffrey West Despite Victim’s Son’s Wishes

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Today, Mr. West was executed by the state of Alabama. Mr. West’s execution is the fourth in Alabama this year.

Mr. West’s execution is the fourth in Alabama this year.

He Forgave His Mother’s Killer. Now, He’s Fighting to Spare the Man’s Life.

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Geoffrey West was sentenced to death for the fatal shooting of Margaret Parrish Berry. Her son, Will Berry, was 11 at the time. Mr. Berry has been fighting to spare Mr. West's life, telling the New York Times, "this is only going to cause more pain."

William Berry has urged Alabama officials to stop the execution of Geoffrey West, arguing that it would bring neither justice nor closure.

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On this day in 1913, the Baltimore City Council passed an ordinance requiring Black and white residents to live on separate blocks. The law was part of the first city-wide effort in the country to create legally segregated neighborhoods.

Sep. 25, 1913 | Baltimore Law Requires Black and White Residents to Live on Separate Blocks

Fort Bragg, North Carolina

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Braxton Bragg was an unpopular military figure whose own soldiers tried to kill him. He contended that slavery was “just and necessary.” In June, the Trump Administration ordered the name of Fort Bragg to be restored.

Slavey was "just and necessary" to Braxton Bragg.