Filling in the Gaps in American History (FIGAH), Inc.

Filling in the Gaps in American History (FIGAH), Inc. Ever wonder what else should have been taught in history class?

06/28/2023

Cherokee Freedmen Moses and Mary Johnson had this undated photo taken of themselves with their children some time before Mary died and before Moses enrolled their youngest children as Cherokee Nation citizens in 1901. They lived in present-day Fort Gibson, Oklahoma.

Learn more about the experiences of Cherokee Freedmen and their descendants in the exhibit “We Are Cherokee: Cherokee Freedmen and the Right to Citizenship,” on display through July 8 at the Cherokee National History Museum in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. For more information, go to: bit.ly/CherokeeFreedmenExhibit

Image courtesy of Debra HorseChief.

01/31/2023

Halifax regional council votes unanimously to grant status to former home of Dr. Clement Ligoure on North Street.

10/17/2022

October 16, 1968: Tommie Smith and John Carlos give the Black power salute during the national anthem.

The was an act of protest by the U.S. athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos during their medal ceremony at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the Olympic Stadium in Mexico City.

As they turned to face their flags and hear the American national anthem (The Star-Spangled Banner), they each raised a Black-gloved fist and kept them raised until the anthem had finished. Smith, Carlos and Australian silver medalist Peter Norman all wore human rights badges on their jackets.

The event is regarded as one of the most overtly political statements in the history of the modern Olympic Games.

Both athletes were kicked off the US team for their protest.

09/12/2022

Lou Brock steals base 104 and 105 to set the single season record on September 10, 1974. As part of the celebration second base is presented to Brock by Hall of Famer Cool Papa Bell.

08/22/2022

Birmingham Black Barons with 17 year old Willie Mays in the center celebrate winning the 1948 Negro League World Series

08/21/2022

August 20, 1948 - The largest crowd (78,382) ever to attend a night game sees Satchel Paige become the fourth consecutive Indian to throw a shutout. The ageless wonder joins Gene Bearden, Sam Zoldak and Bob Lemon in blanking the opposition.

08/21/2022

The Dahomey Amazon Warriors were the most famous African warrior women of the 1890s. The only female frontline troops in contemporary conflict history. A sub-Saharan band of female terminators who left their European colonizers trembling.

08/21/2022

The Pittsburgh Crawfords, including Cool Papa Bell (seventh from right), Josh Gibson (fourth from right), and Satchel Paige (second from right), 1935.

Address

Albany, NY
12202

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Filling in the Gaps in American History (FIGAH), Inc. posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category