M.W. “Teedy” Thornhill Jr. (1921-2016)

M.W. “Teddy” Thornhill Jr., a civil rights activist and first African American mayor of Lynchburg, Virginia, was born Murrell Warren Thornhill, Jr. on March 31, 1921, to Murrell W. Thornhill, Sr. and Alease Gilbert Thornhill. He had a younger brother, Kyle Thornhill, and a sister, … Read MoreM.W. “Teedy” Thornhill Jr. (1921-2016)

Sea Isle City, New Jersey, The Niagara Movement, and the Early 20th Century Struggle for Racial Justice

In the article below New Jersey historian Dr. Joseph A. LaRosa allows us a glimpse into the rarely discussed last two national conventions of the Niagara Movement that took place in 1909 and 1910, in Sea Isle City, a small oceanside community in Cape May … Read MoreSea Isle City, New Jersey, The Niagara Movement, and the Early 20th Century Struggle for Racial Justice