James Jones
James Jones is an undergraduate student majoring in History at the University of Washington, Seattle. He is scheduled to graduate in 2014, and intends to pursue a Master’s Degree in Teaching. A journey-level welder since 2005, he is interested in class, labor, inequity of all kinds, and is devoted to the Blues.
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William Lambert (1817-1890)
Abolitionist and civil rights activist William Lambert was born in Trenton, New Jersey in 1817, the son of a manumitted...
Anthony Weston (1791-?)
Born a slave under the name “Toney” in 1791, Anthony Weston eventually became the patriarch of Charleston, South Carolina’s elite...
Gayraud Stephen Wilmore (1921-2020)
“Image Ownership: Presbyterian Historical Society” Reverend Gayraud Stephen Wilmore was an American pastor, educator, historian, and theologian. Born on December...
WDIA Radio Station (1947- )
The first radio station in the United States programmed by and for African Americans, WDIA was one of only six...
Sylvia Woods (1926-2012)
Dubbed the Queen of Soul Food, Sylvia Woods was the owner of Sylvia’s Restaurant in Harlem, New York. She was...
Alexander G. Clark (1826-1890)
“Image Ownership: Public Domain” Born free in Washington County, Pennsylvania 1826, Alexander Clark moved to Bloomington, Iowa (later known as...
Rodney D. Bennet ( 1966- )
“Image Ownership: Flacourtphile (CC BY-SA 4.0)” Rodney D. Bennett is the current president of the University of Southern Mississippi. He...
