Patrick Healy
Patrick Healy was one of the successful Healy siblings of the early 19th century who openly acknowledged being of part African or black ancestry. Known...
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Walter Rodney
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Walter Rodney, whose father was a tailor and whose mother was a homemaker, was born in Georgetown, Guyana. He won a government scholarship that enabled...
Frantz Fanon
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Frantz Fanon was a prominent psychiatrist, philosopher, and revolutionary thinker who made significant contributions to the fields of postcolonial studies, critical theory, and decolonization. Born...
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...
George Washington Carver
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George Washington Carver was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who made significant contributions to the fields of agriculture and botany. Born into slavery in...
Tuskegee University
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Tuskegee University is a private, coeducational, historically black institution of higher education in Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S. Its establishment as a school for training African American teachers...
Booker T. Washington
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Booker T. Washington was a prominent African American educator, author, and leader in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born into slavery...
Dorothy Height
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Dorothy Height was a civil rights and women’s rights activist focused primarily on improving the circumstances of and opportunities for African-American women. Born in Virginia...
Brown v. Board of Education
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A Landmark Case in the Fight Against Segregation Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a pivotal moment in American legal history, marking a...
The Little Rock Nine
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The Little Rock Nine were a group of African American students who were enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Their enrollment was...