Alonzo “Lonnie” Clayton
Alonzo “Lonnie” Clayton (July 26, 1876 – October 1, 1917) was a prominent African-American jockey who achieved significant success during the late 19th century. He...
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Osborne Perry Anderson
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Osborne Perry Anderson (1830-1872) was an African-American abolitionist, writer, and soldier. He is best known for his involvement in John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry...
Jefferson Lewis Edmonds
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Jefferson Lewis Edmonds, born into slavery in antebellum Virginia, spent two decades laboring in tobacco and cotton fields before gaining freedom in 1865. After emancipation,...
Slavery in the Ottoman Empire
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The Ottoman Empire, which lasted from the 14th to the early 20th century, had a complex system of slavery. Slavery was an integral part of...
A. J. Smitherman
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A. J. Smitherman, whose full name was Alphonso J. Smitherman, was an influential African-American newspaper publisher and civil rights activist. He was born on January...
Chris H. Bennett
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Seattle newspaper publisher Chris H. Bennett was born in Waynesboro, Georgia in 1943. He spent four years in the Air Force before attending Everett Community...
Marita Odette Bonner
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Marita Odette Bonner was an African American writer, essayist, and playwright. She was born on June 16, 1899, in Boston, Massachusetts, and died on December...
Juanita Jackson Mitchell
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Juanita Jackson Mitchell (1913-1992) was an influential civil rights activist and lawyer from the United States. She was born on January 17, 1913, in Hot...
Flood v. Kuhn
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Flood v. Kuhn (1972) was a significant legal case in the United States that challenged Major League Baseball’s (MLB) antitrust exemption. The case was filed...
The Daily Record
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The Daily Record was a historically significant black-owned newspaper that operated in the United States during the early 20th century. It was based in Wilmington,...