Little Known Black History Fact: Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten
Grammy Award Winner Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten (born Elizabeth Nevills) was a black American blues guitarist who invented “cotten picking.” She picked the guitar strings with…
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Little Known Black History Fact: Gopher John, Seminole Warrior
John Horse, also known as Juan Caballo, Juan Cavallo, John Cowaya or “Gopher John,” was a black Seminole warrior and military advisor to Osceola. His…
Little Known Black History Fact: Harold “Buddy” Hudson
Harold “Buddy” Hudson was the first black basketball player at the University of Oklahoma. Johnson passed away last week at age 75. Hudson transferred to…
Little Known Black History Fact: The Point of Pines Slave Cabin
Edisto Island in South Carolina is home to two of the nation’s oldest slave cabins. Cabins found on the island date back to the 1850’s.…
Little Known Black History Fact: The Red Bank Avenue Cemetery
The Cemetery on Red Bank Avenue in Woodsbury, New Jersey was founded in 1832. The land was the final resting place for 47 blacks before…
Little Known Black History Fact: John Blanke, Black Trumpeter
John Blanke, a Black trumpeter, was a regular musician at the courts of both Henry VII and Henry VIII. His name was found in the…
Little Known Black History Fact: Joyland Park
At 33RD street and Wabash Avenue in Chicago lived the first black amusement park called Joyland. Joyland Park was established in 1923 by W.C.S. &…
Little Known Black History Fact: The Life of Benjamin Holmes
Benjamin Holmes was a slave and a tailor’s apprentice born around 1846. Throughout his life, he would serve many different owners. The South Carolina native…
Little Known Black History Fact: Church Bombing Victims Honored
In the midst of the 50th anniversary of the Birmingham civil rights movement comes an honor for the four little victims that died in 1963.…
Little Known Black History Fact: Milwaukee’s Own Claretta Simpson, Community Activist
Claretta Simpson was born in 1901 in Smedes, Miss. Her tireless work in civil rights with Dr. TRM Howard (a former professor of Dr. Martin…
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