Dr. Kenneth B. Clark
Dr. Kenneth B. Clark was a prominent American social psychologist, educator, and human rights activist who made significant contributions to the field of psychology and...
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The Slocum Massacre 1910
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The Slocum Massacre occurred on July 29, 1910, in Slocum, Texas, an unincorporated community in southeast Anderson County. The city used to be home to...
Lawrence Massacre
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The vicious guerilla war in Missouri spills over into Kansas and precipitates one of the most appalling acts of violence during the war when 150...
New York Renaissance ‘Rens’
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The New York Renaissance, commonly known as the New York Rens, holds a significant place in the history of basketball as the first all-black fully...
The Elaine Massacre
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The Massacre of Black Sharecroppers That Led the Supreme Court to Curb the Racial Disparities of the Justice System The sharecroppers who gathered at a...
Louise Little
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Her life story was as incredible as that of her son. Yet until recently, there was very little known about Louise Little. Without her, there...
The Story of Charles Jackson French
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On September 5, 1942, United States Navy Petty Officer First Class Charles Jackson French, of Omaha Nebraska, swam through the night for 6 – 8...
A Free Man’s Letter to A Former Slaveowner in 1865
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Dayton, Ohio, August 7, 1865. To my old Master, Colonel P. H. Anderson, Big Spring, Tennessee. Sir: I got your letter and was glad to...
How Black Slaves Were Routinely Sold As ‘Specimens’ To Ambitious White Doctors
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The history of human experimentation is as old as the practice of medicine and in the modern era has always targeted disadvantaged, marginalized, institutionalized, stigmatized,...
Fredericka Carolyn “Fredi” Washington
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Fredericka Carolyn “Fredi” Washington was born in Savannah, Georgia, in 1903 and died in Stamford, Connecticut, in 1994. Fredi began her career as a dancer...