Assata Olugbala Shakur
A Life of Activism and Controversy Assata Olugbala Shakur, born JoAnne Deborah Bryon on July 16, 1947, in New York City, is a figure whose...
Category : History
Black History Month
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Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of blacks in U.S. history....
The Fort Pillow Massacre
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A Dark Chapter in the American Civil War On April 12, 1864, along the banks of the Mississippi River in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, one of...
Nathan Bedford Forrest
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Nathan Bedford Forrest, born on July 13, 1821, near Chapel Hill, Tennessee, and dying on October 29, 1877, in Memphis, Tennessee, remains one of the...
Fugitive Slave Ads
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Advertisement for a fugitive slave in the Oppenheim (New York, 1824) Readers of May 24, 1796, Pennsylvania Gazette found an advertisement offering ten dollars to...
Floyd McKissick
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Floyd McKissick was a prominent civil rights activist and politician who made significant contributions to the fight for racial equality in the United States. Born...
Olivia Hooker, One of the Last Survivors of The Tulsa Race Riot, Dies At 103
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After surviving one of the most horrific acts of racialized violence in U.S. history and then making history as one of the first black women...
Homer A. Plessy
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A Pioneer in the Fight Against Segregation Homer A. Plessy was a prominent figure in the civil rights movement, known for his pivotal role in...
Slave Burial Ground of Anse Sainte-Marguerite
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The discovery of human remains at L’Anse Sainte-Marguerite, threatened by coastal erosion, led to a series of archaeological excavations from 1997 to 2002. A team...