Political Party – Republican
The Battle of Olustee (February 20, 1864)
On February 20, 1864, the Battle of Olustee, also referred to as the Battle of Ocean Pond, was fought in...
Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925-1990)
Sammy Davis, Jr. was born on December 8, 1925 in Harlem, New York. His parents, Sammy Davis, Sr., an African American,...
James Edward Cheek (1932–2010)
“Image Ownership: Public Domain” Former president and president emeritus of Howard University, Dr. James Edward Cheek is credited with major...
Mia Love (1975 – )
Congresswoman Mia Love represents Utah’s 4th Congressional District and is the first black Republican woman and the first Haitian-American elected...
From Memphis and Mogadishu: The History of African Americans in King County, Washington, 1858-2014
In the extended article that appears below historians Daudi Abe and Quintard Taylor explore the history of African Americans in...
The Dred Scott Decision, 1857
The Dred Scott v. Sandford case (1857) was the most important slavery-related decision in the United States Supreme Court’s history. ...
A.T. Walden (1885-1965)
A.T. Walden (left) Image Courtesy of Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Fair Use) Austin Thomas (A.T.) Walden, a noted attorney and civil rights...
C. B. Powell (1894-1977)
Clilan (C.B.) Powell, longtime owner of the Amsterdam News, was born in 1894 to former Virginia slaves. Very little is...
William Alexander Scott II (1902-1934)
William Alexander Scott II, the founder of the Atlanta Daily World newspaper, was born in 1902 in Edwards, Mississippi. Scott,...
