Butler Island
Butler Island was an inhospitable place — hot and steamy, a breeding ground for malaria-carrying mosquitoes. No place for a woman in Fanny Kemble’s station...
Category : History
Antebellum Period
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Antebellum is a Latin word that means “before the war.” In American history, the antebellum period refers to the years after the War of 1812...
David Walker
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David Walker was an African-American abolitionist who played a crucial role in the fight against slavery in the United States. Born in Wilmington, North Carolina...
Lovie Smith
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In 2004 Lovie Smith became the first African-American coach ever to lead the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). Three years later he...
Los Angeles Riots of 1992
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Los Angeles Riots of 1992, major outbreak of violence, looting, and arson in Los Angeles that began on April 29, 1992, in response to the...
Jean-Baptist-Point Du Sable
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Jean-Baptist-Point Du Sable, (born 1750?, St. Marc, Sainte-Domingue [now Haiti]—died Aug. 28, 1818, St. Charles, Mo., U.S.), black pioneer trader and founder of the settlement...
5 Horrifying ways Enslaved African men were Sexually Exploited and abused by their White Masters
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Rape Shockingly, the raping of enslaved men was as prevalent as the raping of enslaved women, however, the issue of enslaved men as rape victims...
The only George Washington this U.S. town celebrates is their black founding father
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The name George Washington, for most people, brings to mind a presidential figure but in Centralia, Washington, U.S., that name belongs to their founding father....
Charlayne Hunter-Gault
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Charlayne Hunter-Gault, née Charlayne Hunter, (born Feb. 27, 1942, Due West, S.C., U.S.), American newspaper reporter and broadcast journalist who covered current events, geopolitics, and...
Bass Reeves
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Bass Reeves, (born 1838, Crawford County, Arkansas, U.S.—died January 12, 1910, Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.), American lawman who was one of the first deputy U.S. marshals...