Key Events in Black History: August 6-12, 2025 Revealed

**This Week in Black History: August 6-12** August 6 In 1870, one of the most overtly racist acts post-Civil War occurred as White extremists violently suppressed Black voting rights in Tennessee, undermining a coalition of Black and progressive White legislators and effectively concluding Reconstruction in the state. On this day in 1941, racial tensions escalated when a clash erupted between Black soldiers and military police in Fayetteville, N.C., leading to the deaths of one Black private and a White MP in a tragic confrontation. President Lyndon Johnson signed the landmark Voting Rights Act in 1965, designed to end discriminatory voting practices that impeded African Americans, a pivotal moment in civil rights legislation. August 7 In 1970, a violent courthouse shootout occurred in Marin County, resulting in the deaths of four individuals during a dramatic attempt to free George Jackson's brother, led by Jonathan Jackson, who also perished in the chaos. August 8 Matthew Henson, born in 1865, made history as the first person to reach the North Pole, though recognition often went to his superior, Robert E. Peary. August 9 Jesse Owens triumphed at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, winning four gold medals that defied Nazi racial theories. Whitney Houston's birthday...