Elijah McCoy
Born in Colchester, Ontario, to self-freed parents from Kentucky, Elijah McCoy received his higher education as a mechanical engineer in Scotland. After his training, he...
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African delegation to Jamaica to apologise for tribes’ role in slavery
Nana Dr. Ama Amissah III, President of Queen Mothers Association of the Central Region of Ghana, will be participating in a symbolic reconciliation and apology...
The Role of the Black Churches During the Civil Rights Movement
I am many things to many people. But in the quiet recesses of my heart, I am fundamentally a clergyman, a Baptist preacher. This is...
James A. Harris
James A. Harris (1932-2000) Nuclear Chemist James A. Harris was an essential member of the team at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory that produced two previously unknown...
Winnie Mandela
Winnie Mandela (born Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela on 26 September 1936) is the former wife of South African President Nelson Mandela and former leader of...
Ntozake Shange
Ntozake Shange, original name Paulette Linda Williams, (born October 18, 1948, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. Shange attended Barnard College (B.A., 1970) and the University of...
Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor
Born November 26, 1878, in Indianapolis, Indiana, cyclist Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor began racing professionally when he was 18 years old. By 1900, Taylor held...
THE FUNDAMENTAL ROLE OF SLAVES AT SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE FROM 1801-1865
THE FUNDAMENTAL ROLE OF SLAVES AT SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE FROM 1801-1865 During 1801 and 1865, South Carolina College (today University of South Carolina) owned slaves...