Cape Verdean Progressive Center

329 Grosvenor Ave
East Providence, RI 02914
Tel. 401-228-6411
Email: CVPC329@gmail.com

Today In History

• In 1947- Jackie Robinson made his major league debut at Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field in front of crowd of 26,623.
• In 1960- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee organized by young activists at a meeting on the Shaw University campus.

To Inspire You

A child born to a Black mother in a state like Mississippi...has exactly the same rights as a white baby born to the wealthiest person in the United States. It's not true, but I challenge anyone to say it is not a goal worth working for.

Thurgood Marshall