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Graphic designer Georg Olden broke a race barrier in the art world on this day in 1963. The award-winning artist…
Born into slavery, Anna Julia Cooper had the odds stacked against her but rose above her circumstances. Today, 54 years…
Alfred Sam was a mysterious figure from West Africa who arrived in America to spearhead what became a failed back-to-Africa…
The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 was a bold move by President Abraham Lincoln, but not necessarily based in good intentions.…
Someone shot at the sign that marks where Emmett Till's body was recovered from the Tallahatchie River in Mississippi.
The story of Bass Reeves and the legend that he is the inspiration for The Lone Ranger character isn’t too…
The Jersey City Riots of 1964 began on this day, lasting for three nights before police quieted the skirmishes. While…
Branton was born February 17, 1922 in Pine Bluff, Ark. The Tennessee State University graduate and World War II veteran…
Ira Aldridge was an American-born actor who went on to international fame when he arrived in Europe to further his…
The state of Texas, like many across the South, was resistant to the ending of slavery after President Abraham Lincoln…
Acknowledging lives and history.
Lemuel Haynes is credited as the first credentialed Black clergyman in the United States, and is considered the first minister…
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