by Rozen-WheelerAdam | Sep 17, 2017 | African American History, People
Four-star general and precision flier Lloyd W. Newton was born December 24, 1942, in Ridgeland, South Carolina, the fourth of seven children of John H. Newton, a farmer, and Annie Newton. After graduating from Jasper High School in Ridgeland, he majored in mechanical...
by QuinteroMaria | Jul 28, 2015 | African American History
“Image Ownership: Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times” Leo Antony “Tony” Gleaton was an African American photographer, scholar, and artist who is best known for his photographic images capturing and documenting the African influence in the...
by McLeanPolly | Feb 17, 2015 | African American History, People
Bismarck Myrick is a retired United States Ambassador to Lesotho from 1995 to 1998 and the Republic of Liberia from 1999 to 2002. Originally from Portsmouth, Virginia, Myrick has held multiple positions with the U.S. government over a number of decades. Myrick entered...
by Ena Kawaida | Apr 16, 2014 | African American History, Groups & Organizations
Project 100,000 was a program devised by the U.S. Department of Defense in 1966 to ease recruitment standards for the United States Army. While the project was ostensibly promoted to allow inner city youth and poor young men from rural areas to join the military...
by TamakloeSelorm | Mar 26, 2014 | African American History, People
General Fred A. Gorden was the first black Commandant of Cadets, the officer in charge of the training, discipline, and physical condition of the Corps of Cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point. The Commandant of Cadets position is second only to...
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