Robert Allen Cole
Robert Allen Cole was born on July 1, 1868, in Athens, Georgia, the son of former slaves. Like Will Marion Cook and James Reese Europe,...
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J. Rosamond Johnson (John Rosamond), 1873-1954
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John Rosamond Johnson was one of the more important figures in black music in the first part of the 20th century, usually in partnership with...
The Black National Anthem (1900)
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Words: James Weldon Johnson Music: John Rosamond Johnson Lift every voice and sing, till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of liberty; Let...
Desegregation of the Armed Forces
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On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981: Desegregation of the Armed Forces, establishing the Committee on Equality of Treatment and...
Harry S. Truman
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Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. Born on May 8, 1884, in Lamar, Missouri, Truman...
The Rise of Cream of Wheat and the “Rastus” Caricature
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“Racist” Cream of Wheat Chef Image of Frank L. White, ca. 1921 In 1893, a group of innovative millers in Grand Forks, North Dakota, revolutionized...
Black Soldiers in the U.S. Military During the Civil War
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The issues of emancipation and military service were intertwined from the onset of the Civil War. News from Fort Sumter set off a rush by...
The Confederate States of America
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The Confederate States of America was a collection of 11 states that seceded from the United States in 1860 following the election of President Abraham...
Jefferson Finis Davis
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Jefferson Finis Davis, the first and only President of the Confederate States of America, was a planter, politician, and soldier born in Kentucky and raised...
In the 1850s, the future of American slavery seemed bright
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Southern slaveholders, like most Americans, before and since were in love with the future. In the decades before the Civil War, as the United States...