late April 1821: U.S. Attack on Maroon Community at Angola
After becoming governor of Florida in 1821, Andrew Jackson attacked the native and Black maroon community at Angola.
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Theme: Reparations
March 3, 1865: Freedmen’s Bureau Established
The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands was established within the War Department to undertake the relief effort and social reconstruction after the Civil War.
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Jan. 2, 1915: John Hope Franklin Born
John Hope Franklin, born this day in Rentiesville and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was one of most important historians of the 20th century.
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Jan. 1, 1923: Rosewood Massacre
White supremacists destroyed the Black town of Rosewood, Florida, and murdered many of its residents. Descendants have fought for reparations and recognition of the history.
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Feb. 14, 1783: Belinda Sutton Petitions for a Pension as Reparations
Belinda Sutton petitioned the Massachusetts legislature for a pension as reparations for the wealth she produced and was stolen from her while she was enslaved.
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Feb. 10, 1780: Paul Cuffe and Other Free Blacks Petition for the Right to Vote
Paul Cuffee and other free Blacks petitioned the Massachusetts government to give African and Native Americans the right to vote.
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Nov. 28, 1898: First National Convention of the Ex-Slave Mutual Relief, Bounty, and Pension Association
The Ex-Slave Mutual Relief, Bounty, and Pension Association was founded with a dual mission to organize mutual aid for its members and to pass federal pension legislation that would compensate every formerly enslaved person.
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Nov. 6, 2021: Climate Justice Protesters Demand Reparations
An Indigenous-led rally at the site of the United Nations Climate Change conference in Glasgow, Scotland, drew more than 100,000 protesters to demand reparations for Indigenous communities and the Global South, investments in renewable energy instead of fossil fuels, and worker-led transitions to systems that would reduce poverty and injustice.
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May 31, 1921: Tulsa Massacre
In one of countless white supremacist massacres in U.S. history, white supremacists destroyed a thriving Black community in Oklahoma, known today as the Tulsa Massacre.
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April 16, 1862: Compensated Emancipation Act
The federal government compensated the “owners” of enslaved people for their “loss of property.” The people whose labor, skills, knowledge, and families were stolen for generations were not compensated nor given any assistance for the transition to freedom.
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Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore
Book — Non-fiction. By Ashley D. Farmer. 2025. 496 pages.
A biography of Queen Mother Audley Moore — mother of modern Black Nationalism and trailblazer in the fight for reparations.
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A biography of Queen Mother Audley Moore — mother of modern Black Nationalism and trailblazer in the fight for reparations.
Twice Enslaved: Liberty and Justice for Henrietta Wood
Picture Book. By Selene Castrovilla, illustrated by Erin K. Robinson. 2026. 80 pages.
The story of Henrietta Wood, who was enslaved twice — but who demanded justice and was awarded the largest reparations ever granted for enslavement.
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The story of Henrietta Wood, who was enslaved twice — but who demanded justice and was awarded the largest reparations ever granted for enslavement.
Backtalker: An American Memoir
Book — Non-fiction. By Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw. 2026. 400 pages.
This memoir traces the way Crenshaw’s lived experiences led her to articulate the concepts of intersectionality and critical race theory.
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This memoir traces the way Crenshaw’s lived experiences led her to articulate the concepts of intersectionality and critical race theory.