Carol Moseley Braun
Carol Moseley Braun is a trailblazer in American politics. She made history in 1992 when she became the first African American woman elected to the...
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Jefferson Franklin Long
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Jefferson Franklin Long was Georgia’s first African American congressman and the first black member to speak on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives....
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
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Adam Clayton Powell Jr. was an American politician and civil rights activist who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from...
Adam Clayton Powell, Sr
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Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. was a prominent figure in the civil rights movement and a trailblazer in the field of politics. His tireless efforts to...
Frank Smith, Jr.
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Commentator, civil rights activist, politician, and speaker Frank Smith, Jr. were born on September 17, 1942, in Newnan, Georgia. His mother was a homemaker and...
Bobby Seale
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Bobby Seale is an African-American political activist and co-founder and national chairman of the Black Panther Party. Born in Texas in 1936, Bobby Seale is...
Presidents Who Owned Slaves
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John Adams:Â The second president did not approve of slavery and never owned slaves. He and his wife Abigail were offended when the federal government moved...
History of Lynchings in The United States
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Throughout the late 19th century racial tension grew throughout the United States. More of this tension was noticeable in the Southern parts of the United...
Thurgood Marshall
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Thurgood Marshall was a prominent American lawyer and civil rights activist who played a pivotal role in the struggle for racial equality in the United...
Civil Rights Act of 1875
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Civil Rights Act of 1875, U.S. legislation, and the last of the major Reconstruction statutes, which guaranteed African Americans equal treatment in public transportation and...