The Movement History Initiative
@mhimovement.bsky.social
The Movement History Initiative is located at the John Hope Franklin Research Center at Duke University.
Defining the narrative and preserving grassroots organizing history to pass it to the next generation of activist and organizers!
Defining the narrative and preserving grassroots organizing history to pass it to the next generation of activist and organizers!
Welcome back, Duke students! 💙📚
No better way to get to know your university than by visiting the #archives. Come explore stories of student #activism & #Blackhistory that shape #Duke.
📍 Stop by the John Hope Franklin Research Center!
#BackToSchool #Duke #Archives
📸: duke.is/8/6q82
No better way to get to know your university than by visiting the #archives. Come explore stories of student #activism & #Blackhistory that shape #Duke.
📍 Stop by the John Hope Franklin Research Center!
#BackToSchool #Duke #Archives
📸: duke.is/8/6q82
August 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Welcome back, Duke students! 💙📚
No better way to get to know your university than by visiting the #archives. Come explore stories of student #activism & #Blackhistory that shape #Duke.
📍 Stop by the John Hope Franklin Research Center!
#BackToSchool #Duke #Archives
📸: duke.is/8/6q82
No better way to get to know your university than by visiting the #archives. Come explore stories of student #activism & #Blackhistory that shape #Duke.
📍 Stop by the John Hope Franklin Research Center!
#BackToSchool #Duke #Archives
📸: duke.is/8/6q82
Honoring Dr. Zoharah Simmons, SNCC veteran & lifelong activist.
In 1964, she joined #SNCC in Laurel, MS, building Freedom Schools & fighting segregation. Her work for Black liberation & women’s rights continues to push the #Movement Forward!!
Learn more➡️ snccdigital.org/people/gwen-...
In 1964, she joined #SNCC in Laurel, MS, building Freedom Schools & fighting segregation. Her work for Black liberation & women’s rights continues to push the #Movement Forward!!
Learn more➡️ snccdigital.org/people/gwen-...
August 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Honoring Dr. Zoharah Simmons, SNCC veteran & lifelong activist.
In 1964, she joined #SNCC in Laurel, MS, building Freedom Schools & fighting segregation. Her work for Black liberation & women’s rights continues to push the #Movement Forward!!
Learn more➡️ snccdigital.org/people/gwen-...
In 1964, she joined #SNCC in Laurel, MS, building Freedom Schools & fighting segregation. Her work for Black liberation & women’s rights continues to push the #Movement Forward!!
Learn more➡️ snccdigital.org/people/gwen-...
On August 6, 1965, the Voting Rights Act became law — a victory won through SNCC’s organizing, Selma’s courage, and relentless struggle.
The fight isn’t finished. We honor the past by continuing the work.
#VotingRightsAct #OnThisDay #CivilRights
The fight isn’t finished. We honor the past by continuing the work.
#VotingRightsAct #OnThisDay #CivilRights
August 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
On August 6, 1965, the Voting Rights Act became law — a victory won through SNCC’s organizing, Selma’s courage, and relentless struggle.
The fight isn’t finished. We honor the past by continuing the work.
#VotingRightsAct #OnThisDay #CivilRights
The fight isn’t finished. We honor the past by continuing the work.
#VotingRightsAct #OnThisDay #CivilRights
Check out more ways to celebrate, remember, and grow during Black August and make sure to follow for more in-depth #MovementHistory ➡️ buff.ly/xUgO3hW
#BlackAugust #Liberation #Freedomforall
#BlackAugust #Liberation #Freedomforall
August 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Check out more ways to celebrate, remember, and grow during Black August and make sure to follow for more in-depth #MovementHistory ➡️ buff.ly/xUgO3hW
#BlackAugust #Liberation #Freedomforall
#BlackAugust #Liberation #Freedomforall
The Fourth of July rings hollow when freedom remains unfinished business. None of us are free until all of us are free. #SNCC knew freedom for some has never meant freedom for all—and the fight for true liberation continues!
#July4th #Liberationforall #Freedom
#July4th #Liberationforall #Freedom
July 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The Fourth of July rings hollow when freedom remains unfinished business. None of us are free until all of us are free. #SNCC knew freedom for some has never meant freedom for all—and the fight for true liberation continues!
#July4th #Liberationforall #Freedom
#July4th #Liberationforall #Freedom
#OTD in Movement History ✊
One man’s courage became a movement’s turning point. On this day, James Meredith began his 220-mile March Against Fear.
The legacy lives on. Follow us for more #MovementHistory.
Learn more at buff.ly/Xyk2hAl
#Marchagainstfear #SNCC #NAACP
One man’s courage became a movement’s turning point. On this day, James Meredith began his 220-mile March Against Fear.
The legacy lives on. Follow us for more #MovementHistory.
Learn more at buff.ly/Xyk2hAl
#Marchagainstfear #SNCC #NAACP
June 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
#OTD in Movement History ✊
One man’s courage became a movement’s turning point. On this day, James Meredith began his 220-mile March Against Fear.
The legacy lives on. Follow us for more #MovementHistory.
Learn more at buff.ly/Xyk2hAl
#Marchagainstfear #SNCC #NAACP
One man’s courage became a movement’s turning point. On this day, James Meredith began his 220-mile March Against Fear.
The legacy lives on. Follow us for more #MovementHistory.
Learn more at buff.ly/Xyk2hAl
#Marchagainstfear #SNCC #NAACP
Today, we honor a revolutionary! His fierce call for #Black self-determination shaped #SNCC’s evolving strategies and global vision. He challenged the limits of American #democracy and inspired movements to dream bigger.
#MalcolmX
#MalcolmX
May 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Today, we honor a revolutionary! His fierce call for #Black self-determination shaped #SNCC’s evolving strategies and global vision. He challenged the limits of American #democracy and inspired movements to dream bigger.
#MalcolmX
#MalcolmX
#OTD in #MovementHistory… the Supreme Court declared that separate is not equal. Brown v. Board wasn’t just a legal victory—it was a promise to future generations. The struggle for justice continues, and so does the dream. ✊🏾
#BrownvBoard #EqualEducation
#BrownvBoard #EqualEducation
May 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
#OTD in #MovementHistory… the Supreme Court declared that separate is not equal. Brown v. Board wasn’t just a legal victory—it was a promise to future generations. The struggle for justice continues, and so does the dream. ✊🏾
#BrownvBoard #EqualEducation
#BrownvBoard #EqualEducation
🎉 Today we celebrate the courageous #DianeNash. One of the founding members of #SNCC and a fearless strategist behind the #FreedomRides and #Selma campaigns, Nash showed the world what disciplined, loving resistance could do!
Learn More➡️ buff.ly/G61hs5g
#Movementhistory
Learn More➡️ buff.ly/G61hs5g
#Movementhistory
May 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🎉 Today we celebrate the courageous #DianeNash. One of the founding members of #SNCC and a fearless strategist behind the #FreedomRides and #Selma campaigns, Nash showed the world what disciplined, loving resistance could do!
Learn More➡️ buff.ly/G61hs5g
#Movementhistory
Learn More➡️ buff.ly/G61hs5g
#Movementhistory
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The post below includes more about the life and murder of Rev. George Lee from @mhimovement.bsky.social, the Civil Rights Movement Archive, and a free, streaming 43-min. documentary about the Rev. George Lee case by @keithabeauchamp.bsky.social
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/re...
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/re...
May 7, 1955: Murder of Rev. George W. Lee
Rev. George W. Lee, one of the first African Americans registered to vote in Humphreys County since Reconstruction and head of the Belzoni, Mississippi NAACP, was murdered.
www.zinnedproject.org
May 7, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The post below includes more about the life and murder of Rev. George Lee from @mhimovement.bsky.social, the Civil Rights Movement Archive, and a free, streaming 43-min. documentary about the Rev. George Lee case by @keithabeauchamp.bsky.social
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/re...
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/re...
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Septima Poinsette Clark's teaching contract was not renewed in 1956 because of her affiliation with NAACP. #TeachTruth
Read @mhimovement.bsky.social profile of Septima Clark on SNCC Digital Gateway below. Defend right to teach "literacy for liberation."
snccdigital.org/people/septi...
Read @mhimovement.bsky.social profile of Septima Clark on SNCC Digital Gateway below. Defend right to teach "literacy for liberation."
snccdigital.org/people/septi...
Septima Clark - SNCC Digital Gateway
Septima Poinsette Clark pioneered the link between education and political organizing, especially political organizing aimed at gaining the right to vote.
snccdigital.org
May 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Septima Poinsette Clark's teaching contract was not renewed in 1956 because of her affiliation with NAACP. #TeachTruth
Read @mhimovement.bsky.social profile of Septima Clark on SNCC Digital Gateway below. Defend right to teach "literacy for liberation."
snccdigital.org/people/septi...
Read @mhimovement.bsky.social profile of Septima Clark on SNCC Digital Gateway below. Defend right to teach "literacy for liberation."
snccdigital.org/people/septi...
Tonight’s the night!
Join us virtually as we listen and learn from the women of SNCC and their experiences within the movement!
Will we see you there?
Click the link to register and join the conversation! buff.ly/h6Wf6jF
Join us virtually as we listen and learn from the women of SNCC and their experiences within the movement!
Will we see you there?
Click the link to register and join the conversation! buff.ly/h6Wf6jF
April 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Tonight’s the night!
Join us virtually as we listen and learn from the women of SNCC and their experiences within the movement!
Will we see you there?
Click the link to register and join the conversation! buff.ly/h6Wf6jF
Join us virtually as we listen and learn from the women of SNCC and their experiences within the movement!
Will we see you there?
Click the link to register and join the conversation! buff.ly/h6Wf6jF
Ready to learn from Movement Veterans?
We’re going in on Women, Gender & Organizing this Monday at 7PM EST.
Come be in community—virtually.
🖇️Click the Link to RSVP! buff.ly/h6Wf6jF
#SNCC #BlackLiberation #OralHistory
We’re going in on Women, Gender & Organizing this Monday at 7PM EST.
Come be in community—virtually.
🖇️Click the Link to RSVP! buff.ly/h6Wf6jF
#SNCC #BlackLiberation #OralHistory
April 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Ready to learn from Movement Veterans?
We’re going in on Women, Gender & Organizing this Monday at 7PM EST.
Come be in community—virtually.
🖇️Click the Link to RSVP! buff.ly/h6Wf6jF
#SNCC #BlackLiberation #OralHistory
We’re going in on Women, Gender & Organizing this Monday at 7PM EST.
Come be in community—virtually.
🖇️Click the Link to RSVP! buff.ly/h6Wf6jF
#SNCC #BlackLiberation #OralHistory
Join SNCC Veterans: Judy Richardson and Dottie Zellner, Movement Historian: Emilye Crosby, and Moderator: Jessica A. Rucker during a virtual community conversation!!
Register here buff.ly/h6Wf6jF
Register here buff.ly/h6Wf6jF
April 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Join SNCC Veterans: Judy Richardson and Dottie Zellner, Movement Historian: Emilye Crosby, and Moderator: Jessica A. Rucker during a virtual community conversation!!
Register here buff.ly/h6Wf6jF
Register here buff.ly/h6Wf6jF
This #NationalPoetryMonth 📜, step into the soul of a movement. “In the Furrows of the World” (1967) by Charlie Cobb offers #poetry rooted in #resistance — forged in the civil rights struggle and filled with hope, rage, and vision.
Read it here ➡️ buff.ly/fxMOqta
#SNCC
Read it here ➡️ buff.ly/fxMOqta
#SNCC
April 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
This #NationalPoetryMonth 📜, step into the soul of a movement. “In the Furrows of the World” (1967) by Charlie Cobb offers #poetry rooted in #resistance — forged in the civil rights struggle and filled with hope, rage, and vision.
Read it here ➡️ buff.ly/fxMOqta
#SNCC
Read it here ➡️ buff.ly/fxMOqta
#SNCC
Ready for our next Virtual Community Conversation??
Date: Monday, April 21st
Time: 7 p.m.- 8 p.m.
Topic: Women and Gender ♀️
Click the link to learn more!! buff.ly/h6Wf6jF
#SNCC #MovementHistory #GrassrootsOrganizing
Date: Monday, April 21st
Time: 7 p.m.- 8 p.m.
Topic: Women and Gender ♀️
Click the link to learn more!! buff.ly/h6Wf6jF
#SNCC #MovementHistory #GrassrootsOrganizing
April 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Ready for our next Virtual Community Conversation??
Date: Monday, April 21st
Time: 7 p.m.- 8 p.m.
Topic: Women and Gender ♀️
Click the link to learn more!! buff.ly/h6Wf6jF
#SNCC #MovementHistory #GrassrootsOrganizing
Date: Monday, April 21st
Time: 7 p.m.- 8 p.m.
Topic: Women and Gender ♀️
Click the link to learn more!! buff.ly/h6Wf6jF
#SNCC #MovementHistory #GrassrootsOrganizing
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Paul Robeson, born #tdih 1898 was one of the most important figures of the 20th century.
He was a “renaissance man” — a lawyer, intellectual, cultural scholar, author, speaker, actor, singer, athlete, and internationally-renowned political activist.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/pa...
He was a “renaissance man” — a lawyer, intellectual, cultural scholar, author, speaker, actor, singer, athlete, and internationally-renowned political activist.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/pa...
April 9, 1898: Paul Robeson Born
Paul Robeson was one of the most important figures of the 20th century. He was a “renaissance man” — an acclaimed athlete, actor, singer, cultural scholar, author, lawyer, and internationally-renowned...
www.zinnedproject.org
April 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Paul Robeson, born #tdih 1898 was one of the most important figures of the 20th century.
He was a “renaissance man” — a lawyer, intellectual, cultural scholar, author, speaker, actor, singer, athlete, and internationally-renowned political activist.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/pa...
He was a “renaissance man” — a lawyer, intellectual, cultural scholar, author, speaker, actor, singer, athlete, and internationally-renowned political activist.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/pa...
Join the #SNCC Vets to discuss the Importance of #Women and Gender within the #Movement!
HAPPENING NOW!
Click the link to join the livestream: duke.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
HAPPENING NOW!
Click the link to join the livestream: duke.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: SNCC & Grassroots Organizing: Women & Gender Roundtable Discussion. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
SNCC & Grassroots Organizing: Women & Gender Roundtable Discussion
Join SNCC veterans Judy Richardson and Jennifer Lawson, and Movement scholar Emilye Crosby for this roundtable discussion on Women a...
duke.zoom.us
April 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Join the #SNCC Vets to discuss the Importance of #Women and Gender within the #Movement!
HAPPENING NOW!
Click the link to join the livestream: duke.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
HAPPENING NOW!
Click the link to join the livestream: duke.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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We're in for an exciting weekend at Claflin University. #SNCCVeterans Judy Lawson and Judy Richardson are hosting a 2-day Roundtable & Workshop alongside #SNCCHistorian Emilye Crosby!
All are welcome to attend.
See here for more details: sncclegacyproject.org/sncc-grassro...
All are welcome to attend.
See here for more details: sncclegacyproject.org/sncc-grassro...
April 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
We're in for an exciting weekend at Claflin University. #SNCCVeterans Judy Lawson and Judy Richardson are hosting a 2-day Roundtable & Workshop alongside #SNCCHistorian Emilye Crosby!
All are welcome to attend.
See here for more details: sncclegacyproject.org/sncc-grassro...
All are welcome to attend.
See here for more details: sncclegacyproject.org/sncc-grassro...
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April 2, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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📢 HISTORY MADE! Senator @CoryBooker (NJ) @booker.senate.gov just delivered a 24+ hour filibuster, setting a new record in the #Senate!
Standing firm against injustice, he invoked the words of Civil Rights icon and SNCC leader John Lewis, urging us all to get into #GOODTROUBLE! 💪🏾 #MovementHistory
Standing firm against injustice, he invoked the words of Civil Rights icon and SNCC leader John Lewis, urging us all to get into #GOODTROUBLE! 💪🏾 #MovementHistory
April 2, 2025 at 12:20 AM
📢 HISTORY MADE! Senator @CoryBooker (NJ) @booker.senate.gov just delivered a 24+ hour filibuster, setting a new record in the #Senate!
Standing firm against injustice, he invoked the words of Civil Rights icon and SNCC leader John Lewis, urging us all to get into #GOODTROUBLE! 💪🏾 #MovementHistory
Standing firm against injustice, he invoked the words of Civil Rights icon and SNCC leader John Lewis, urging us all to get into #GOODTROUBLE! 💪🏾 #MovementHistory
What is the Movement History Initiative (MHI), you ask? 🤔
Well, it all started in 2013… with a powerful idea: to tell the history of the Civil Rights Movement from the inside out and the bottom up. 🧵👇
Well, it all started in 2013… with a powerful idea: to tell the history of the Civil Rights Movement from the inside out and the bottom up. 🧵👇
April 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
What is the Movement History Initiative (MHI), you ask? 🤔
Well, it all started in 2013… with a powerful idea: to tell the history of the Civil Rights Movement from the inside out and the bottom up. 🧵👇
Well, it all started in 2013… with a powerful idea: to tell the history of the Civil Rights Movement from the inside out and the bottom up. 🧵👇