Contributions African Americans have given to the United States.
A renown comedian, Dick Gregory (born 1932) used his wit and humor to advance his deep interest in civil rights and world peace. Dick Gregory was born Richard Claxton Gregory on October 12, 1932, into poverty and deprivation in St. Louis, Missouri. In some ways his humble beginnings fueled the topical racial comedy which catapulted […]
Although he spent a great deal of his life abroad, James Baldwin always remained a quintessentially American writer. Whether he was working in Paris or Istanbul, he never ceased to reflect on his experience as a black man in white America. In numerous essays, novels, plays and public speeches, the eloquent voice of James Baldwin
The 1920s and 30s were a time when organized crime was an unseen hand playing a significant part in urban life across the country. In no city was that more evident than New York. At the time, law enforcement hadn’t made the connection between racketeering and petty crime. Then Eunice Hunton Carter came along. Born
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Percy Julian, born April 11, 1899 was one of the premier scientists, inventors, business leaders, and humanists of his time. Being an African American and chemist were only two of the obstacles Julian faced and overcame during his lifetime. Percy Julian was the eldest of six children belonging to James Summer Julian, a railway mail
It’s nice to see some facts of slavery you don’t normally see in the history books and damn sure don’t see in the movies.¬¨‚Ć The economic significance is something that’s overlooked and this writer detailed it in 10 easy points.¬¨‚Ć Great read! – The Zodiac Original Link: 10 Things You Should Know About Slavery and
Does anyone have any definitive proof of this?¬¨‚Ć I’ve searched and only found blogs and such.¬¨‚Ć I’m looking for court documents or a listing on the King Center website.¬¨‚Ć If not, it’s an interesting read and something deeper to look into regarding Dr. King’s murder. – The Zodiac Dr. Martin Luther King assassinated by US
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Historian, educator, author, and publisher. Born in 1875 in New Canton, Virginia. The son of freed slaves, Woodson worked as a sharecropper and a miner to help his family. He began high school in his late teens and proved to be an excellent student. Woodson went on to college and earned several degrees. He received
U.S. Army general, soldier. Born on July 1, 1877, in Washington, D.C. Breaking new ground, Davis became the first African American general in the United States Army. He began his military career as a volunteer during the Spanish-American War in 1898. Receiving his commission in 1901, Davis was made a second lieutenant in the regular
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US representative and social activist. Born Shirley St. Hill on November 30, 1924 in New York City. Chisholm spent part of her childhood in Barbados with her grandmother and graduated from Brooklyn College in 1946. She began her career as a teacher and earned a Master’s degree in elementary education from Columbia University. She served
(born July 2, 1908, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.—died January 24, 1993, Bethesda) lawyer, civil rights activist, and associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1967–91), the first African American member of the Supreme Court. As an attorney, he successfully argued before the U.S. Supreme Court the case of Brown v. Board of Education
