The cruel ‘Lash Law’ of the 1800s that authorized the whipping of Blacks twice a year
By 1865, slavery had become an illegal practice in the United States of America, allowing former slaves to own properties and start lives of their...
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WALLACE HENRY THURMAN: THE MAN WHO PENNED THE EXPRESSION “THE BLACKER THE BERRY”
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Wallace Henry Thurman, an African-American writer who is best known for his many contributions to the Harlem Renaissance, was born in Salt Lake City, Utah,...
The Gullah People
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The Gullah are African Americans who live in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina and Georgia, which includes both the coastal plain and the Beaufort...
Juneteenth and the Struggle Against Chattel Slavery
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On June 19, 1865, in Galveston, the United States military governor of Texas, General Gordon Granger, issued General Order No.3, which declared that per the Emancipation...
UNITED SONS OF HAM OF AMERICA: SECRET AFRICAN AMERICAN SOCIETY DURING RECONSTRUCTION
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The United Sons of Ham of America was a popular African American secret society in the South organized during the Reconstruction period. The society aimed...
BOLEY, OKLAHOMA: THE ALL-BLACK TOWN THAT FOUGHT BACK AGAINST “PRETTY BOY FLOYD’S GANGSTERS
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The town of Boley, located in the western part of Okfuskee County in Oklahoma, was one of the most vibrant black towns in all of...
Infanticide as Slave Resistance: Evidence from Barbados, Jamaica, and Saint-Domingue
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Colonial-era fictional and non-fictional descriptions of slave motherhood offer conflicting accounts of the attitudes of slave mothers toward their children. While abolitionists tended to portray...
The first black professional footballer in the world was born in Ghana in 1865
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The story of football trailblazer Arthur Wharton is a very fascinating one. Though his legacy and impact were for a very long time buried and...
How Chicken Bone Beach Got Its Name
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Chicken Bone Beach is a historic landmark and cultural site in Atlantic City, New Jersey, that was significant in African-American history. The beach was located...
The Forgotten Girls Who Left the South and Changed History
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BY MARCIA CHATELAIN A “Northern Invasion” was coming, the Chicago Defender declared in early 1917: that spring, specifically May 15, would begin the Great Northern Drive. Southern blacks...