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Dr. Daniel Hale Williams (January 18, 1856 – August 4, 1931)  For day four of Black History Month, we’d like to highlight Dr. Daniel Hale Williams who was an American cardiologist who performed the first successful open-heart surgery on a human in 1893. He did this without the assistance of x-rays, antibiotics or any tools typically associated with modern surgeries. He founded Provident Hospital in Chicago, IL and created multiple hospital-based training programs for nursing. He co-founded the National Medical Association and he was the first African-American physician to be admitted to the American College of Surgeons."A people who don't make...

Crispus Attucks (circa 1723 – March 5, 1770) For day three of Black History Month, we’d like to highlight Crispus Attucks, a former slave, turned sailor and the first martyr of the American Revolution. History.com wrote an article entitled, “8 Things We Know About Crispus Attucks” the excerpt below provides a solid summary of who he was and the sacrifice he made. Even from the beginning, We’ve Been Protesting. “On the evening of March 5, 1770, British troops fired into a crowd of angry American colonists in Boston who had taunted and violently harassed them. Five colonists were killed. The event, which...

Dr. Mae C. Jemison (October 17, 1964 – present) For day two of Black History Month, we’d like to highlight Dr. Mae C. Jemison, an American Engineer, Physician and a former NASA astronaut. Among her many accomplishments, she was the first African-American woman to be admitted into NASA’s astronaut training program and the first African-American woman to travel into space on board the Endeavour Space Shuttle. Books: Find Where the Wind Goes: Moments from My Life Follow This Project:Website - https://wevebeenprotesting.comInstagram - @wevebeenprotestingTwitter - @beenprotestingFacebook - @wevebeenprotesting

George Washington Carver (January 1864 – January 1943) To kick things off, the first individual we would like to highlight for Black History Month is George Washington Carver, an American, who was a former slave and became a Scientist, Inventor and Educator. He headed the Agricultural School at Tuskegee Institute and was well known for promoting his approach to crop rotation using nitrogen-fixing crops, like peanuts, soybeans and sweet potatoes as an alternative to cotton which depleted the soil. From his work with peanuts, he invented more than 300 commercial and industrial products that included cosmetics, soap, wood stains, antiseptics,...

A quick update on the We’ve Been Protesting project. The project was launched towards the end of July last year and the initial announcement of the project was received positively. A number of weekends after, there was quite a bit of time dedicated to researching events and songs to add to the timeline. The timeline has grown quite a bit since the start and seeing this growth, it was time to take a step back and figure out what the goals for the project are long term. The initial inspiration for the project was to create a visual representation of events in history...