by Barbee-WootenDaphne | Nov 23, 2011 | African American History, Perspectives
Many Americans are familiar with the now iconic images of James Meredith, the black student who desegregated the University of Mississippi in October 1962, surrounded by white U.S. marshals assigned to protect him and ensure that a U.S. Supreme Court desegregation...
by MillsDarhian | Nov 22, 2011 | African American History, People
Late 19th and early 20th century African American playwright, novelist, and columnist Pauline Hopkins was born in Portland, Maine in 1859. Hopkins was born to free parents of color who raised her in Maine for a short period before moving to Boston, Massachusetts....
by MillsDarhian | Nov 22, 2011 | Global African History, People
African author Camara Laye was born on January 1, 1928 in the city of Kouroussa, Guinea, then a colonial possession of France. Laye (which is actually his first name, but is used as a preceding name, to keep in tradition with regional customs) was born into a Malinke...
by AckermanLauren | Nov 21, 2011 | African American History, People
Sheila Crump Johnson, entrepreneur and sports team owner, was born January 25, 1949 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania to George P. Crump and Marie Iris Crump. Her father’s job as a neurosurgeon for the Veteran’s Administration caused the family to move often during...
by RoyLisa | Nov 21, 2011 | African American History, Speeches
Mary Church Terrell, the daughter of former slaves, became by the beginning of the 20th century one of the most articulate spokespersons for women’s rights including full suffrage. In 1896 she was elected president of the National Association of Colored Women...
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