Author : joe bodego
Lynching Preachers
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The Role of Religion and Racial Violence in America’s Lynching Era: How black pastors resisted Jim Crow and white pastors incited racial violence. Between 1883...
Palmer C. Hayden
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Palmer C. Hayden was a prominent American painter known for his depictions of African-American life, landscapes, seascapes, and African influences. Born on January 15, 1890,...
Gloria Davy
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Gloria Davy (March 29, 1931 – November 28, 2012) was a pioneering American-born soprano (later a Swiss citizen through marriage and residence) celebrated for her...
Celia Cruz
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Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American singer and performer who became known as the Queen of Salsa. Born in Havana, Cuba in 1925, Cruz began her...
Elizabeth Ann Eckford
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Elizabeth Ann Eckford made history as a member of the Little Rock Nine, the nine African-American students who desegregated Little Rock Central High School in...
Lucious Christopher “L.C.” Bates
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Lucious Christopher “L.C.” Bates was the founder of the Arkansas State Press newspaper, where he used the voice of the paper to help attack the...
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
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Sorting mail might not seem like a monumental task to most, but in war-torn Europe during World War II, it certainly was for the 6888th...
Morris Brown College
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Founded in 1881 by the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME Church), Morris Brown College is a private, four-year liberal arts school in Atlanta. It is...
Janet Collins
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Janet Collins was a trailblazing American ballet dancer and choreographer who made significant contributions to the world of dance. Born on March 7, 1917, in...