Fannie Lou Hamer
Fannie Lou Townsend Hamer rose from humble beginnings in the Mississippi Delta to become one of the most important, passionate, and powerful voices of the...
Category : History
Robert Smalls
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Robert Smalls, born into slavery on April 5, 1839, in Beaufort, South Carolina, rose to become an influential figure in American politics, publishing, business, and...
Hiram R. Revels
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Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827-1901) was a significant figure in American history, known for his groundbreaking achievements. He was an African-American minister, educator, and politician, and...
Alexander Kelly
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Alexander Kelly, born on April 5, 1840, in Saltsburg, Conemaugh Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, stands as a towering figure in American military history. As a...
Thomas Morris Chester
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Thomas Morris Chester, born in 1834 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, emerged as a trailblazer in American journalism and civil rights, becoming the first African American war...
Caroline Le Count
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On March 25, 1867, Caroline Le Count, a 21-year-old African American schoolteacher and civil rights activist, stepped onto the streets of Philadelphia with a mission....
Nicholas Biddle
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The first man to shed blood during the Civil war was escaped slave Nicholas Biddle of Pottsville, PA. Very little is known of Biddle’s life....
Martin Robison Delany
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Martin Robison Delany, born on May 6, 1812, in Charles Town, Virginia, was a prominent figure in African American history during the 19th century. His...
William Hall
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William Hall (baptized William Neilson), sailor and farmer; b. 25 April 1829 in Nova Scotia, possibly in Horton Bluff (Lockhartville), one of several children of...
John Scobell
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The story of John Scobell is an extraordinary one that not too many people have heard. Scobell, so many people thought, was just another illiterate...