Black History
Resources about Black Disability History
Black Disability History is Black History, Too!
12 Black Disabled Activists and Advocates You Need to be Following this Black History Month
17 Impactful Black Disability Advocates and Advocates
The Untold Origins of the Black & Blind Musician
Brad Lomax - how he and the Black Panthers helped the 504 Sit-In
Overlooked No More: Brad Lomax, a Bridge Between Civil Rights Movements - The story of a Black Panther Party member and founder of the East Oakland Center for Independent Living, who had multiple sclerosis and used a wheelchair. Explore Brad Lomax’s under-reported contributions to the early disability justice movement, which laid the groundwork for the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act.
Brad Lomax: Creating Communities of Care
Henry Heard. - tap dancer and advocate for People with Disabilities
Anita Cameron - disability rights advocate and activist, has moved the country closer to justice through her civil rights activism.
My Itty Bitty Bio - Anita Cameron - grades K-1
In This Moment (ITM) chapbook elevates the contributions, stories and images of local Black leaders, and writers. This ITM Chapbook about Anita Cameron is available in pdf and audio format for free - grades 5 - 12
Disability Conversations: Anita Cameron - On July 26, 2021 - the 31st anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act - DEE spent some time talking with Disability activist, Anita Cameron.
Thomas Wiggins
Thomas Wiggins: Composing the Future - An African American composer and pianist known as one of the greatest musicians of the 19th century, Thomas Wiggins (1849-1908) was blind from birth and likely autistic. Although born into slavery, Wiggins was the first African American to perform at the White House, and toured throughout the U.S., South America, and Europe.
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