Dorothy West
Dorothy West, (born June 2, 1907, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.—died August 16, 1998, Boston), American writer who explored the aspirations and conflicts of middle-class African Americans...
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Terry McMillan
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Terry McMillan is an American novelist known for her portrayal of feisty, independent black women and their quest for meaningful relationships with black men. Born...
White Abolitionists Still Viewed Black People as Inferior
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White Abolitionists Ran the Movement According to Amherst College Black Studies professor David Blight, the issue of the race carried over into the abolitionist movement....
Thomas Jefferson
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Jefferson was a man of many talents. He was the author of the Declaration of American Independence, a founding father of the United States and...
Selma Hortense Burke
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A Legacy of Artistic Excellence and Social Activism Selma Hortense Burke, born on December 31, 1900, in Mooresville, North Carolina, left an indelible mark on...
Sally Hemings
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Sally Hemings was an enslaved woman who lived in the United States in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. She was owned by Thomas...
Oscar J. Dunn
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Louisiana’s First Black Lieutenant Governor Oscar J. Dunn is significant in Louisiana’s history as the first Black Lieutenant Governor. Born in New Orleans, Dunn’s life...
Murder of Octavius Catto
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Octavius V. Catto fought for a variety of causes related to desegregating public services and preventing discrimination against African Americans in politics and sports. A...
Queen Nyabingi
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The legend of Queen Nyabingi began with an Amazon queen named Kitami, who possessed a sacred drum. Later generations revered her as a powerful ancestor...
Octavius Valentine Catto
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Octavius Valentine Catto was a prominent Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, activist, scholar, athlete, and military officer in the National Guard during the Civil War. Catto was born...