by FredericksBrendaEllis | Aug 22, 2019 | African American History, People
On August 24, 2019, African American abolitionist John Pierre Burr was honored and formally acknowledged by the Aaron Burr Family Association as the son of former Vice President Aaron Burr in an unveiling of his headstone at Eden Cemetery near Philadelphia. John...
by MassambaRudy | Aug 22, 2019 | African American History, People
David Louis Bartholomew was best known for his collaborations with Fats Domino, writing or co-writing a string of hits including “Ain’t That A Shame” and “I’m Walking.” He was one of the most influential promoters of 20th Century New Orleans-style music, particularly...
by Miguel Gonzalez | Aug 20, 2019 | Global African History, People
Dr. Jotello Festiri Soga in 1886 became the first South African of any race to receive a degree in veterinary medicine. Born in 1865 into a distinguished Xhosa family from the Eastern Cape, his parents were Rev. Tiyo Soga, and Janet Burnside Soga, who was Scottish....
by Judy Bentley | Aug 19, 2019 | African American History, People
Joel Woodson of Omaha, Nebraska was lynched by a mob in Green River, Wyoming on December 10, 1918 at the Union Pacific Railroad yard. He had come to Green River for work three months earlier, leaving his wife and family in Omaha. Woodson was an African American...
by Judy Bentley | Aug 19, 2019 | African American History, People
Wade Hampton was a Wyoming lynching victim. He was taken from the Rock Springs city jail by three men who attempted to hang him. When the hanging was unsuccessful, Hampton was shot to death on December 14, 1917, shortly after midnight. We know little about Hampton’s...
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