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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.
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This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985
| Tikra | |
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  Location within Peru | |
| 10°03′05″S 76°37′10″W / 10.05139°S 76.61944°W | |
| Location | Peru, Huánuco Region |
Tikra (Quechua tikray to turn upside down,[1] Hispanicized spelling Ticra) is an archaeological site in Peru. It was declared a National Cultural Heritage by Resolución Directoral No. 952/INC on September 20, 2001. The site consists of circular buildings and square or rectangular burial towers (chullpa). Tikra is situated in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Jesús District, near Tikra (San José de Ticra, San José de Ticras). It lies on the slopes of Pitaq Mach'ay (Pitac Machay, Pitacmachay) northeast of Jesús.[2][3]
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Tikra (Quechua tikray to turn upside down, Hispanicized spelling Ticra) is an archaeological site in Peru. It was declared a National Cultural Heritage by Resolución Directoral No. 952/INC on September 20, 2001. The site consists of circular buildings and square or rectangular burial towers (chullpa). Tikra is situated in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Jesús District, near Tikra (San José de Ticra, San José de Ticras). It lies on the slopes of Pitaq Mach'ay (Pitac Machay, Pitacmachay) northeast of Jesús.
Harkishanpur Tikra is a village in Salon block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located 32 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters. As of 2011, Harkishanpur Tikra has a population of 423 people, in 76 households. It has no schools and no healthcare facilities. The 1961 census recorded Harkishanpur Tikra as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 152 people (74 male and 78 female), in 31 households and 31 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 153 acres. The 1981 census recorded Harkishanpur Tikra (as "Harkishunpur Tikara") as having a population of 185 people, in 42 households, and having an area of 61.91 hectares. The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.
Tikra railway station is a halt railway station on the Tamluk–Digha branch line of South Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. Tikra railway station is situated beside National Highway 116B, Ramnagar at Hirapur in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Henna is a dye made from dried, powdered leaves of Lawsonia inermis, used to produce reddish stains used in body art. It originates in North Africa and the Middle East, and has been used since at least antiquity across the region, including in ancient Egypt, as well as in ancient Mesopotamia and broader pre-Islamic Arabian cultures, as a hair and body dye, notably in the temporary body art of mehndi (or “henna tattoo”) resulting from the staining of the skin using dyes from the henna plant. Henna has been used in ancient Egypt, ancient Near East and the Indian subcontinent to dye skin, hair, and fingernails; as well as fabrics including silk, wool, and leather. Historically, Henna originates from North Africa, particularly ancient Egypt and the Maghreb (including present-day Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia), as well as from the Middle East, including the Arabian Peninsula and West Asia. From these regions, its use gradually spread to Carthage and other parts of West Africa, Central Africa, the Horn of Africa, and later to the Indian subcontinent, as well as Eastern Europe; particularly in the Balkan, North Caucasian, Crimean, and Volga regions among Turkic, Slavic, Vlach, Albanian, and Kavkaz peoples. The name henna is used in other skin and hair dyes, such as black henna and neutral henna, neither of which is derived from the henna plant.
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.
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