Each participant was born in the United States between 1902 and 1931 — a time period known as the Jim Crow era, when schools were legally segregated, and Black students lacked access to quality learning material.

Source: https://sacobserver.com/2023/06/a-low-quality-education-could-mean-dementia-later/

Ida B. Wells launched a historical campaign against oppression during the Jim Crow era, and Patrisse Marie Cullors’ 2013 Facebook declaration reignited it.

Source: https://seattlemedium.com/disguising-injustice-unpacking-elon-musks-nfl-deal-and-centuries-of-systemic-racism/

Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber made a surprise visit, warning the group that attacks on voting rights rival those seen in the Jim Crow era and how important voting in the 2024 election will be.

Source: https://sacobserver.com/2023/05/ca-hi-naacp-lobbies-for-laws-attacking-racism-in-california/

The title’s words sewn into the gloves invokes the story in Martin Luther King Jr.’s book (1963) in which a Black adolescent on death row during the Jim Crow era called out to the famous Black boxer from the gas chamber.

Source: https://www.marinatimes.com/bay-area-artists-in-crafting-radicality?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bay-area-artists-in-crafting-radicality