Black orators

As most of the nation either enjoys vacation after Independence Day, or is heading back to the workplace, it is important to remember that freedom and equality was not always extended to all Americans. Frederick Douglass gave a rousing speech on July 5, 1852 titled “The Meaning Of The Fourth Of July For The Negro” […]

Harry Hosier, also shown spelled as Hoosier, was a popular Methodist preacher who found fame in the early 19th Century. A Fisk University history professor has attempted to connect Hosier’s last name to the state nickname of Indiana residents, Hoosiers. Born into slavery in 1750 near Fayetteville, N.C., little is known about Hosier’s early life. […]