November Was Native American Heritage Month

Trail of Tears -  Cherokee Removal Orders

http://www.genealogytrails.com/ala/jackson/nativeamericans_cherokee.html

In a web portal developed by the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, the celebration was proclaimed as “National American Indian Heritage Month.” Similar proclamations were made under variations on the name (including ‘Native American Heritage Month’ and ‘National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month’).

Link - Visit Cherokee Nation https://www.youtube.com/user/cherokeetourismok

Womens Equality Day 2015 - August 26, 2015

Celebrate Equality Day – August 26th is the anniversary of national woman suffrage. Across the seventy-two years between the first major women’s rights conference at Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848, and the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, thousands of people participated in marches through cities like New York and Washington DC, wrote editorials and pamphlets, gave speeches all over the nation, lobbied political organizations, and held demonstrations with the goal of achieving voting rights for women. Women also picketed the White House with questions like, “Mr. President, what are you going to do about woman’s suffrage?” “Mr. President, how long must women wait for liberty?” This was the first time in history that a group of  women picketed the White House. For more info go to: https://www.nwhm.org/blog/celebrate-equality-day/


Women's Suffrage Timeline


One of my favorite videos on this issue, catchy and helps folks to remember the importance of Womens Suffrage and their fight for voting rights and equality.



A Story of Horror in the History of the United States of America. We must never forget our history so we may never repeat it. http://scottsborostories.blogspot.com/2010/11/93-years-ago-night-of-terror-nov-15.html

Firearms - Race in America - Video and the Police - Training is Important

Asian American and Pacific Islanders History Month - May 2015

From the Smithsonian: "Asian and Pacific Americans make up more than 5% of the U.S. population, over 17 million people—and those numbers are growing. Their ancestral roots represent over 50% of the world, extending from East Asia to Southeast Asia, and from South Asia to the Pacific Islands and Polynesia." The Asian Pacific American Story   The Asian Pacific American Story - http://sites.si.edu/exhibitions/exhibits/asianPacificAmericans/index.htm



The White House Summit on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders - Opening Program