Author : joe bodego
How the Daughters and Granddaughters of Former Slaves Secured Voting Rights for All
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The daughters and granddaughters of former slaves played a critical role in securing voting rights for all Americans, particularly for Black women. Despite facing significant...
Stephanie Jones-Rogers
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Stephanie Jones-Rogers is an associate professor of history at the University of California, Berkeley, who has made significant contributions to the field of American history,...
Women in the Slave Trade
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Women were an essential part of the transatlantic slave trade, and their experiences and treatment varied depending on their age, race, and the specific circumstances...
Children in the Slave Trade
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The Caribbean, Brazil, and America The transatlantic slave trade, spanning the 16th to 19th centuries, forcibly transported millions of Africans to the Americas, including significant...
Wet Nursing
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The Exploitation of Wet Nursing in the Antebellum South: A Gendered and Racialized Practice Wet nursing, the practice of feeding an infant with breast milk...
Constance “Connie” Enola Morgan
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Constance “Connie” Enola Morgan (1935-1995) was an American professional baseball player who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) from 1954 to 1958....
Marcenia Lyle “Toni” Stone Alberga
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Marcenia Lyle “Toni” Stone Alberga was a trailblazing figure in the world of baseball, and her life story is one of perseverance, determination, and breaking...
Vernon Napoleon Johns
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Vernon Napoleon Johns (1892-1965) was a prominent American minister and civil rights activist whose impact on the early stages of the civil rights movement in...
Ahmad Jamal
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Ahmad Jamal is an American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader who was born on July 2, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He began playing the piano...