Addie Waites Hunton
Addie Waites Hunton (1866-1943) was an influential African-American activist, educator, and writer who played a significant role in advancing the rights of African-Americans and women...
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Yusef Komunyakaa
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Yusef Komunyakaa is an acclaimed American poet and professor. He was born on April 29, 1947, in Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States. Komunyakaa is known for...
Benedict College
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Benedict College is a private historically black college located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. It was founded in 1870 by Bathsheba A. Benedict, a...
General Clinton Bowen Fisk
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Clinton Bowen Fisk (1830-1890) was an American military officer, educator, and social reformer who is best known for his work in founding Fisk University, one...
Donald “Muggsy” Murray
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Donald “Muggsy” Murray was a pioneering African American student-athlete at the University of Maryland in the early 1960s. He was born on January 4, 1941,...
Murray v. Maryland
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Murray v. Maryland (1936) was a landmark civil rights case in the United States that challenged the practice of segregation in higher education. The case...
School Busing
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School busing, also known as mandatory busing or court-ordered busing, is a policy that was implemented in the United States in the 1970s as a...
Stephanie Jones-Rogers
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Stephanie Jones-Rogers is an associate professor of history at the University of California, Berkeley, who has made significant contributions to the field of American history,...
White Supremacy
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White supremacy is an ideology that is based on the belief that people of European descent, specifically those who are white, are inherently superior to...
Neely Fuller Jr
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Neely Fuller Jr. was born on June 6, 1929, in Galax, Virginia. He grew up in a segregated society and experienced racial discrimination firsthand. After...