basquebromance
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here's Einstein giving a lecture on relativity in 1946 (after the war, before the civil rights movement). His peers criticized this appearance. The press purposefully didn't cover it. He simply wanted to inspire young minds with the beauty and power of science.
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Dr. Albert Einstein was a genius but one aspect of the genius' life, that is often overlooked, is his relationship with African Americans and his role in the Civil Rights movement.
In 1946, he visited Lincoln University, an HBCU located in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The school is the alma mater to some of the greats including, Langston Hughes and Thurgood Marshall, Cab Calloway, and was the first university that allowed African Americans to earn their degrees. The importance of Einstein's visit is that he did so, reportedly, in spite of having never given speeches due to his age and health. More so, it is important because he shirked the racial climate at the time. Prejudice and racial violence against blacks was established. Within this period, segregation was a way of life, and several lynchings and riots had occurred. He spoke out against racism and took questions from the students. He also went on to pen a series of essays denouncing racism against Black Americans "
Dr. Albert Einstein was a genius but one aspect of the genius' life, that is often overlooked, is his relationship with African Americans and his role in the Civil Rights movement.
In 1946, he visited Lincoln University, an HBCU located in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The school is the alma mater to some of the greats including, Langston Hughes and Thurgood Marshall, Cab Calloway, and was the first university that allowed African Americans to earn their degrees. The importance of Einstein's visit is that he did so, reportedly, in spite of having never given speeches due to his age and health. More so, it is important because he shirked the racial climate at the time. Prejudice and racial violence against blacks was established. Within this period, segregation was a way of life, and several lynchings and riots had occurred. He spoke out against racism and took questions from the students. He also went on to pen a series of essays denouncing racism against Black Americans "
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