Lucy Craft Laney (1854-1933): Life, Major Works and Accomplishments
At a time when African-Americans did not have the luxury of enjoying certain rights and freedoms in the United States, one woman decided to change that. Her name was Lucy...
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The Haitian Revolution: Origin Story, Causes, Outcome and Major Effects
Having grown tired of over three centuries of the worst form of oppression, social hierarchy and brutal enslavement, black African slaves in the prosperous French colony of Saint-Domingue began a...
Onesimus: The enslaved African who introduced inoculation to the United States
On April 22, 1721 a ship from the Caribbean arrived in Boston carrying a sailor with smallpox. Though he was quarantined, it didn’t prevent a smallpox outbreak from ravaging the...
Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955): Founder of the National Council of Negro Women
Mary McLeod Bethune sacrificed a lot in her life to improve the lives of African Americans. Founder of the National Council of Negro Women, the educator spent the majority of...
Bass Reeves (1838 – 1910): The first black deputy U.S. marshal west of the Mississippi River
It’s said that in the late 19th century when the United States’ government needed someone to curb lawlessness in the Indian Territory, Bass Reeves was the man they turned to....