W.C. Handy
W.C. Handy, born William Christopher Handy on November 16, 1873, in Florence, Alabama, was a pioneering American blues composer and musician. He is often referred...
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Slavery in America
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Slavery in America has a long and dark history that has had a profound impact on the social, economic, and political landscape of the country....
Willie Mays
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Willie Howard Mays Jr. was born in Westfield, Alabama on May 6, 1931. He is widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all...
Spike Lee
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Spike Lee, by name of Shelton Jackson Lee, (born March 20, 1957, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.), is an American filmmaker known for his uncompromising provocative...
Julian Bond
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Julian Bond was an influential American social activist, leader, and politician. Born on January 14, 1940, in Nashville, Tennessee, Bond dedicated his life to the...
Jack Johnson
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John Arthur Johnson, born on March 31, 1878, in Galveston, Texas, U.S., was a prominent figure in American boxing history. His impact on the sport...
Dr. Gina Paige
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In 2003, Dr. Gina Paige co-founded African Ancestry, Inc. and in doing so, pioneered a new way of tracing African lineages using genetics, and a...
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....
John Baxter Taylor Jr
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John Baxter Taylor was a remarkable athlete and a pioneer for African Americans in sports. He was born in Washington, D.C. in 1882 to former...
James Baldwin
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James Baldwin was an influential American writer, essayist, and social critic whose work addressed complex issues of race, sexuality, and class in the United States....