by CotkinGeorge | Sep 30, 2018 | African American History, Events
One of the last of the major riots of the “Red Summer” of 1919, the so-called race riot in Elaine, Arkansas was in fact a racial massacre. Though exact numbers are unknown, it is estimated that over 200 African Americans were killed, along with five whites, during the...
by WisniewskaZuzanna | Sep 30, 2018 | African American History, Businesses and Institutions
The Abiel Smith School, originally founded in 1798 by African American parents in the Boston, Massachusetts community, was an institution for free African American students. It became known as the Abiel Smith School in 1815 after Abiel Smith, a wealthy white...
by ShellCheryl | Sep 30, 2018 | African American History, People
Artemisia Bowden, an educator and civic leader, one of few black women college presidents during the first half of the 20th century, was born on January 1, 1879 in Albany, Georgia, to former slaves Milas Bowden and Mary (Molette) Bowden. The oldest of four children,...
by ShellCheryl | Sep 30, 2018 | African American History, People
Mary Elizabeth Branch, one of the most prominent black women educators of the first half of the twentieth century, was born on May 29, 1881 in Farmwell, Virginia, to Tazewell and Harriett Branch, both former slaves. Tazewell was a politician and was elected twice to...
by JonesWendy | Sep 30, 2018 | African American History, People
On December 20, 2011, police officer Jason Stockley shot and killed Anthony Lamar Smith after a short police chase that sparked protests, brought increasing attention to the issue of police brutality, and eventually led to the Black Lives Matter movement founded in...
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