Stacey Abrams
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...
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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...
The Rise of Cream of Wheat and the “Rastus” Caricature
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“Racist” Cream of Wheat Chef Image of Frank L. White, ca. 1921 In 1893, a group of innovative millers in Grand Forks, North Dakota, revolutionized...
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...
Jefferson Finis Davis
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Jefferson Finis Davis, the first and only President of the Confederate States of America, was a planter, politician, and soldier born in Kentucky and raised...