The Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of African-American military pilots who served in the United States Army Air Corps (later the United States Army Air...
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Barack Obama
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On November 4, 2008, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois was elected president of the United States over Senator John McCain of Arizona. Obama became the...
Fugitive Slave Act (1793)
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Chap. VII.—An Act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters.  Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate...
W. E. B. Du Bois
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W. E. B. Du Bois, born on February 23, 1868, was an influential figure in African-American history. He was a sociologist, historian, civil rights activist,...
John Parker
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John Parker, inventor, and businessman was also a prominent Underground Railroad conductor before the Civil War. He was reputedly responsible for the rescue of nearly...
Underground Railroad
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The Underground Railroad was a network of people, African American as well as white, offering shelter and aid to escaped enslaved people from the South....
Tuskegee syphilis study
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The Tuskegee experiment began in 1932, at a time when there was no known treatment for syphilis, a contagious venereal disease. After being recruited by...
Frederick Douglass
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Frederick Douglass was a prominent African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He was born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland in 1818,...
Malcolm X
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Malcolm X, originally known as Malcolm Little, was a Muslim minister and advocate for African American human rights. He held a significant role in the...
The Million Man March
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The Million Man March was a historic event that took place on October 16, 1995, in Washington, D.C. Organized by the Nation of Islam leader...