by ZickWilliamJ | Oct 25, 2008 | African American History, People
Boxing promoter Don King was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1931. The son of a steelworker who died in a smelter explosion, King’s earliest success was the result of his ownership of a popular tavern, where many top black musicians performed, and an illegal bookmaking...
by OsgoodHarley | Oct 25, 2008 | African American History, People
Thomas Arnold Hill, early leader of the National Urban League, was born in 1888 in Richmond, Virginia to Reuben and Irene Robinson Hill. He studied at Richmond Business School and received his Bachelor of Art degree at Virginia Union University in 1911. Hill then...
by LargeJerry | Oct 25, 2008 | African American History, Perspectives
In the article below independent historian Jeffrey Perry discusses his 2008 book on early 20th Century Harlem activist Hubert Harrison. Hubert Harrison (1883-1927) is one of the truly important figures of early twentieth-century America. A brilliant writer, orator,...
by RoyLisa | Oct 16, 2008 | African American History, Primary Documents
William W. Ferguson vs. Edward G. Gies Supreme Court of Michigan June 4, 1890, Argued October 10, 1890, Decided Prior History: Error to Wayne. (Gartner, J.) Argued June 4, 1890. Decided October 10, 1890. Disposition: The judgment is reversed, and a new trial granted,...
by RoyLisa | Oct 16, 2008 | African American History, Primary Documents
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button, Attorney General of Virginia, ET No. 5 Supreme Court of the United States November 8, 1961, Argued January 14, 1963, Decided Prior History: Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia....
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