Harry Herbert Pace
Harry Herbert Pace was the founder of the first black record company, Pace Phonograph Corporation which sold recordings under the Black Swan Records label. He...
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Robert C. Maynard
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Robert C. Maynard was a pioneering journalist and newspaper publisher who made significant contributions to the field of journalism. Born on June 17, 1937, in...
Charles L. Gittens
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Charles L. Gittens was an American Secret Service agent. He joined the Secret Service in 1956, becoming the agency’s first African American agent. An Army...
George W. Gibbs, Jr
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George W. Gibbs, Jr., born on November 7, 1916, in Jacksonville, Florida, left an indelible mark on history through his trailblazing achievements and dedication to...
Hugh Mulzac
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Hugh Mulzac, the first African American ship commander, was born on March 26, 1886, in the British West Indies’s Union Island in Saint Vincent Grenadines....
Robert Sengstacke Abbott
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Robert Sengstacke Abbott was a prominent African American lawyer, newspaper publisher, and editor. He is best known for founding the Chicago Defender, one of the...
Charles Richard Patterson
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The C.R. Patterson & Sons Company was a carriage building firm and the first African American-owned automobile manufacturer. The company was founded by Charles Richard...
Black Swan Records
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Black Swan Records was the first black-owned recording company that sold popular music to black audiences. Black Swan Records specialized in jazz and blues recordings...
The Chicago Race Riot of 1919
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On July 27, 1919, an African-American teenager drowned in Lake Michigan after violating the unofficial segregation of Chicago’s beaches and being stoned by a group...
Eugene Bullard
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The Extraordinary Life of the World’s First Black Fighter Pilot Eugene Bullard, born on 9th October 1894, led a life that was nothing short of...