Dr. Nathan Hare
Dr. Nathan Hare is often called “the father of black studies.” On February 1, 1968, he was hired at San Francisco State, as the first...
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Dr. Carolyn L. Robertson Payton
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Dr. Carolyn L. Robertson Payton, born May 13, 1925, in Norfolk, Virginia, was a trailblazer as the first African American and first woman to serve...
Oliver O. Howard
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Oliver O. Howard, in full Oliver Otis Howard, (born Nov. 8, 1830, Leeds, Maine, U.S.—died Oct. 26, 1909, Burlington, Vt.), U.S. Union officer in the...
Langston University
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In March 1897, the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature created a land grant college to train African American teachers, calling it the Colored Agricultural and Normal University. ...
Eva Beatrice Dykes
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Eva Beatrice Dykes was a pioneering figure in the field of education and an influential advocate for African American women’s rights. Born on August 13,...
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...
Raymond Pace Alexander
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A Legacy of Civil Rights Activism and Legal Prowess Raymond Pace Alexander, a prominent figure in the civil rights movement, was born on October 19,...
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (Delta), one of four college sororities for African American women, was founded on January 13, 1913, on the campus of...
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...
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...