Greenbury Logan
Greenbury Logan (ca. 1798–ca. 1868). Greenbury (Greenberry) Logan, a free black and soldier who fought in the Texas Revolution, was born into slavery about 1798...
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James Armistead
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James Armistead was born into slavery around 1760 on a plantation in New Kent, Virginia, where he spent much of his early life bound to...
Treaty of Tordesillas
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Treaty of Tordesillas, (June 7, 1494), an agreement between Spain and Portugal aimed at settling conflicts over lands newly discovered or explored by Christopher Columbus...
Christopher Columbus
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The explorer Christopher Columbus made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain: in 1492, 1493, 1498, and 1502. He was determined to find a...
The Watts Revolt
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In the summer of 1965, the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles erupted in violence. What began as a routine traffic stop quickly escalated into six...
Western Colonialism
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Western colonialism, a political-economic phenomenon whereby various European nations explored, conquered, settled, and exploited large areas of the world. The age of modern colonialism began...
William Henry Hastie
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William Henry Hastie was a prominent figure in American history, known for his significant contributions to the legal profession and civil rights movement. Born on...
Brownsville Riot in Texas (1906)
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In July 1906, the U.S. Army stationed three companies of the all-black Twenty-Fifth Infantry at Fort Brown, Texas, adjacent to Brownsville. In recent years, southern...
Patterson v. Alabama
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Patterson v. Alabama (294 U.S. 600) was a 1935 U.S. Supreme Court decision resulting from the controversial Scottsboro Trials, which began in 1931. The high...
The Scottsboro Case
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A Landmark in American Legal History The Scottsboro Case, a series of legal battles spanning the 1930s, stands as one of the most infamous episodes...