Mary White Ovington
Mary White Ovington, (born April 11, 1865, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.—died July 15, 1951, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts), American civil rights activist, one of the white reformers...
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Stacey Abrams
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Stacey Abrams is a lawyer, politician, author, the first African American female major-party gubernatorial nominee, and the first African American woman to deliver a response...
Tarana Burke
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As an activist, community organizer, and executive, Tarana Burke has made quite an impact. Known as the founder of the ‘me too’ Movement, Burke’s hashtag...
Lateefah Simon
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Lateefah Simon is a nationally recognized advocate for civil rights and racial justice in Oakland and the Bay Area. She has been the President of...
Maxine Sullivan
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Maxine Sullivan had very little formal music training. She was discovered while singing at the Benjamin Harrison Literary Club in Pittsburg by Gladys Mosier. Mosier...
Louis Gossett, Jr
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Louis Gossett, Jr. is an esteemed American actor, known for his powerful performances on stage and screen. With a career spanning over six decades, Gossett...
“Racist” Cream of Wheat Chef Image of Frank L. White, ca. 1921
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At a moment when Minneapolis had a very small African American community, the city became home to “Rastus,” an iconic caricature of a black man....
William Decker Johnson
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William Decker Johnson was the 42nd Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church and founder of Johnson Home Industrial College in Archery, Georgia. Born...
Black Soldiers in the U.S. Military During the Civil War
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The issues of emancipation and military service were intertwined from the onset of the Civil War. News from Fort Sumter set off a rush by...
The Confederate States of America
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The Confederate States of America was a collection of 11 states that seceded from the United States in 1860 following the election of President Abraham...