Black leaders have been vital to making America strong.
The town of Allensworth, California, is one of a good number of Black townships that sprouted up in different parts of the country after the Civil War and beyond, as […]
Allen Allensworth, Former Slave Founded Town Read More »
Juneteenth was established as a federal holiday by President Joe Biden in 2021 when he signed the Congressional Juneteenth National Independence Day bill. But the holiday has a long history
Juneteenth: A Federal Holiday Read More »
Safe childbirth for Black women in the early 20th century was possible but not guaranteed. Hospitals that accepted Black patients were rare, and any doctors who might help were often
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Jackie Robinson was the first Black major league baseball player, but he was almost prevented from getting to his first spring training in 1946. In 1945, Branch Rickey, general
Jackie Robinson: Barred from Flying to First Spring Training Read More »
As a Mississippi resident, Fannie Lou Hamer was not informed that Black people had the right to vote in the United States until she was almost 42 years old (1960).
Voting Rights Advocate Fannie Lou Hamer Read More »
In 1925, physician Ossian Sweet had enough money to buy a bungalow for his wife and young daughter in a working class section of Detroit. When the Sweets—a Black family–moved
Ossian Sweet Denied Right to His Home, 1925 Read More »
