W. E. B. Du Bois
W. E. B. Du Bois, born on February 23, 1868, was an influential figure in African-American history. He was a sociologist, historian, civil rights activist,...
Category : Civil Rights
Fanny Jackson Coppin
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Fanny Jackson Coppin was a pioneering African American educator, missionary, and activist during the 19th century. She was born into slavery on October 15, 1837,...
John Parker
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John Parker, inventor, and businessman was also a prominent Underground Railroad conductor before the Civil War. He was reputedly responsible for the rescue of nearly...
Underground Railroad
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The Underground Railroad was a network of people, African American as well as white, offering shelter and aid to escaped enslaved people from the South....
Orval Eugene Faubus
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Orval Eugene Faubus, a prominent figure in American history, is best known for his role as the Governor of Arkansas during the tumultuous period of...
Little Rock Central High School
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In the fall of 1957, when students were returning to the all-white Little Rock Central High School, nine new African-American faces were to be among...
Andrew Young Jr
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Andrew Young Jr. was a prominent figure in the Civil Rights Movement, a distinguished member of Congress, a trailblazing mayor of Atlanta, and a respected...
Bloody Sunday
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In 1965, the “Bloody Sunday” event took place in Alabama, marking a significant moment in the civil rights movement. On March 7th of that year,...
Frederick Douglass
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Frederick Douglass was a prominent African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He was born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland in 1818,...
Amelia Boynton
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Amelia Boynton, born Amelia Platts, was a prominent figure in the American civil rights movement. She was born on August 18, 1911, in Savannah, Georgia,...