Kenny AkersJan 31 min readThe Tragic Shooting of Civil Rights Activist Sammy Younge, Jr.The Tragic Shooting of Civil Rights Activist Sammy Younge, Jr, an active enlisted member in the United States Navy. The shooting of civil...
Kenny AkersJan 12 min readFrom Enslaved to Litigant: African Americans in Court in the Post-Civil War SouthFrom enslaved to Litigant: African Americans in Court in the Post-Civil War South On January 1, 1854, a significant shift began taking...