#EDIConcert Day 26: Today is when I wear my "I love my Blackness & Yours" hoodie in honor of Trayvon Martin.
On Feb. 26, 1870, Wyatt Outlaw was lynched by KKK members. He was the first Black town commissioner of Graham, NC. (h/t @jmitchellnews.bsky.social).
Song 1: https://youtu.be/rNvviKE3cPc?si=aUYubpr2vjur7YAR
On Feb. 26, 1870, Wyatt Outlaw was lynched by KKK members. He was the first Black town commissioner of Graham, NC. (h/t @jmitchellnews.bsky.social).
Song 1: https://youtu.be/rNvviKE3cPc?si=aUYubpr2vjur7YAR
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https://mississippitoday.org/2025/02/26/on-this-day-in-1870-kkk-lynched-wyatt-outlaw/
In 2012 on Feb. 26th, Trayvon Martin was killed walking back to his father's fiancee's apartment after going to a store. The resulting trial inspired the start of Black Lives Matter.
Song 2: https://youtu.be/Gx00XwzJp0c?si=-GJSz2xMtMhXsFqw