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Archy Lee Case, 1858
There is little known about Archy Lee’s childhood except that he was born in Mississippi in 1840, an illiterate slave...
Emancipation Proclamation (1863)
Following the Union Army victory at Antietam, Maryland on September 17, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary emancipation proclamation. ...
Nat Love (1854-1921)
Born the son of slaves in Davidson County Tennessee in 1854, Nat Love grew up during the turbulent Civil War...
William H. Carney (1840-1908)
William Harvey Carney was born a slave in Norfolk, Virginia in 1840. His father William Sr. had escaped slavery through...
Bass Reeves (1838-1910)
Bass Reeves was the first African American commissioned to serve as a deputy U.S. Marshal west of the Mississippi River. ...
Jonathan Gibbs (1827-1874)
Born a freeman in Pennsylvania in 1827, Jonathan Gibbs was the son of Maria Jackson and the Methodist minister, Jonathan...
761st Tank Battalion (1942-1945)
The 761st Tank Battalion was formed in the spring of 1942 and was the first African American tank battalion to...
Kansas Freedman’s Relief Association (1879-1881)
In response to the mass exodus from the south in 1879 and 1880, Kansas Governor and Quaker John St. John...
Era Bell Thompson (1906-1986)
Era Bell Thompson was an author, editor and a pioneering female African American journalist. She was born in Des Moines,...