Benjamin Tucker Tanner
Bishop Benjamin Tucker Tanner was a prominent figure in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, known for his dedication to education, advocacy for the rights...
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Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander
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Born two decades before American women won the right to vote, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander overcame obstacles as a female and also as an African...
The Chicago Race Riot of 1919
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On July 27, 1919, an African-American teenager drowned in Lake Michigan after violating the unofficial segregation of Chicago’s beaches and being stoned by a group...
Georgiana R. Simpson
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Georgiana R. Simpson holds a significant place in the history of education and academia in the United States. Born in 1866 in Washington, D.C., Simpson...
Rudolph Fisher
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Rudolph Fisher was a physician, orator, music arranger, and writer during the Harlem Renaissance. While published in many medical journals, his literary work graced the...
Alain Leroy Locke
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Alain Leroy Locke (1885–1954) was a transformative African American philosopher, educator, writer, and cultural critic, widely recognized as the intellectual architect and “Father of the...
Edward Alexander Bouchet
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Edward Alexander Bouchet was born on September 15, 1852, in New Haven, Connecticut to William Francis and Susan Cooley Bouchet. Edward attended the segregated primary...
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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Pioneering African American Author Paul Laurence Dunbar, a prominent poet and novelist, holds the distinction of being the first African American author to achieve widespread...
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
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Paul Laurence Dunbar High School was established in 1870 as the Preparatory High School for Colored Youth with 45 students and one teacher, Emma J....
Mary Jane Patterson
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Mary Jane Patterson (1840–1894) was a pioneering educator, abolitionist, and advocate for women’s rights, widely recognized as the first African American woman to earn a...