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In August 1908, a white mob attacked Springfield, Illinois’s Black community, destroying homes and businesses and lynching two Black men. National outrage over the violence helped spur the movement that created the NAACP the following year.
MORE →Reflects the personal views, recollections, and perspective of the author, Mike Davis.
This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985
Charles Caldwell (1830 or 1831 – December 30, 1875) was a Reconstruction era political and state militia leader in Mississippi.[1] He held office as a state senator and county commissioner before being assassinated in 1875.[2]
A former slave, he was a delegate to Mississippi's 1868 Constitutional Convention.[3] He worked as a blacksmith in Clinton, Mississippi, a small town about 12 miles from Jackson in Hinds County, Mississippi.[4][3]
Political violence in Clinton included the Clinton Riot after a political rally of African Americans. Governor Adelbert Ames authorized a militia in response and put Caldwell in charge of it in Clinton but later backed down and disbanded it.
The U.S. Congress reported on election violence and Caldwell's assassination.[5] A plaque commemorates his life.[6]
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Charles Caldwell (1830 or 1831 – December 30, 1875) was a Reconstruction era political and state militia leader in Mississippi. He held office as a state senator and county commissioner before being assassinated in 1875. A former slave, he was a delegate to Mississippi's 1868 Constitutional Convention. He worked as a blacksmith in Clinton, Mississippi, a small town about 12 miles from Jackson in Hinds County, Mississippi. Political violence in Clinton included the Clinton Riot after a political rally of African Americans. Governor Adelbert Ames authorized a militia in response and put Caldwell in charge of it in Clinton but later backed down and disbanded it. The U.S. Congress reported on election violence and Caldwell's assassination. A plaque commemorates his life.
Charles Caldwell may refer to: Charles Caldwell (bluesman) (1943–2003), American blues musician Charles Caldwell (physician) (1772–1853), American physician, founder University of Louisville School of Medicine Charles Caldwell (politician) (died 1875), political leader in Reconstruction-era Mississippi Charles Henry Bromedge Caldwell (1823–1877), United States Navy officer during the American Civil War C. Pope Caldwell (1875–1940), American politician from the state of New York Charlie Caldwell (1901–1957), American baseball pitcher and football coach
Charles Pope Caldwell (June 18, 1875 - July 31, 1940) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. representative from New York from 1915 to 1921.
James Edward Caldwell (June 13, 1927 – October 9, 2013) was an American politician from the state of Connecticut. He served in the Connecticut State Senate from 1958 to 1974, and as Connecticut State Comptroller from 1974 to 1991, the longest term of any comptroller in the state's history. Caldwell was a veteran of World War II and an alumnus of Fairfield University and the University of Connecticut Law School. Named "Man of the Year" in 1967 by his alma mater, Fairfield University, he was a member of the St Charles Holy Name Society, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Knights of Columbus, the American Legion, and Fairfield Prep Latin Scholars. He was a founding members of the Fairfield University Glee Club and sang tenor in church choirs and barbershop quartets.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
MORE →Shirley Chisholm, elected in 1968.
