On this day in 1958, Jeremiah Reeves, was executed via electric chair by the state of Alabama after police tortured him into giving a false confession as a 16-year-old child.
''He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death' or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.' Revelation 21:4 #NIV#NIV Bible #verseoftheday#votd
We are saddened to share that Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win the supporting actor Oscar for his role in 'An Officer and a Gentleman,' has died at 87. Rest in Power. ππΎ
Mary McLeod Bethune, with $1.50, faith in God and 5 little girls, founded a school for African American students in Daytona Beach, which would later become Bethune-Cookman University!