Recy Taylor
Recy Taylor, a 24-year-old sharecropper, was tragically gang-raped in September 1944 in Abbeville, Alabama. Despite the efforts of civil rights activist Rosa Parks, a nationwide...
Author : joe bodego
Solomon Burke
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Solomon Burke (born James Solomon McDonald, March 21, 1940 – October 10, 2010) was an American rhythm and blues performer and songwriter who, despite only...
Luther Vandross
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Luther Vandross was an iconic American singer, songwriter, and record producer, known for his soulful voice and smooth R&B ballads. Born on April 20, 1951,...
Ulysses Grant
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Ulysses Grant (1822-1885) commanded the victorious Union army during the American Civil War (1861-1865) and served as the 18th U.S. president from 1869 to 1877....
The Freedmen’s Bureau
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The Freedmen’s Bureau, formally known as the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, was established in 1865 by Congress to help millions of former...
Sierra Leone
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In 1808 Sierra Leone became a British crown colony, ruled under a colonial governor. The British administration favored a policy of “indirect rule” whereby they...
Henry Clay
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Henry Clay worked as a frontier lawyer before becoming a Kentucky senator and then speaker of the House of Representatives. He was the Secretary of...
A Solution to Slavery or Racist Expulsion?
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The American Colonization Society, 1816-1860 Speaking in the hall of the House of Representatives on January 20, 1827, Whig Party co-founder and Secretary of State...
Reverend James Theodore Holly
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Born in Washington, D.C. as a descendant of free slaves, Holly was baptized and confirmed a Roman Catholic. His early years were spent in D.C....
Samuel Scottron
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Samuel Scottron was an inventor of the late 1800s, best known for his invention of the curtain rod. It is unclear if Scottron was born...