On March 25, 1867, Caroline Le Count, a 21-year-old African American schoolteacher and civil rights activist, stepped onto the streets of Philadelphia with a mission....
Thomas Morris Chester, born in 1834 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, emerged as a trailblazer in American journalism and civil rights, becoming the first African American war...
Alexander Kelly, born on April 5, 1840, in Saltsburg, Conemaugh Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, stands as a towering figure in American military history. As a...
Martin Robison Delany, born on May 6, 1812, in Charles Town, Virginia, was a prominent figure in African American history during the 19th century. His...
Robert Francis Withers Allston was a 19th-century American politician and planter who was born in Georgetown, South Carolina in 1801. He came from a wealthy...
Colonel Joseph A. S. Acklen was an American plantation owner and businessman who lived in the mid-19th century. He was born in Huntsville, Alabama, in...
Computer scientist and engineer Mark Dean is credited with helping develop a number of landmark technologies, including the color PC monitor, the Industry Standard Architecture...