Anthony Burns: The Bostonian Fugitive
Anthony Burns (31 May 1834 – 17 July 1862) was a central figure in one of the most famous freedom‑seeker cases of the Maafa in...
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Ida B Wells Barnett: A Crusader for Justice
“One had better die fighting against injustice than to die like a dog or a rat in a trap.” Ida B. Wells was a journalist...
What Assata said: Ten Powerful Quotes by Assata Shakur
Assata Shakur stands as one of the most enduring and controversial voices of Black resistance in the twentieth century. A former member of the Black...
Maggie Lena Walker: First Woman Bank President
In 1903, Maggie Lena Walker became the first woman bank president in the United States when she founded the Saint Luke Penny Savings Bank in...
Gullah Jack: “The Little Man Who Can’t Be Killed”
Gullah Jack, also known as Couter Jack and sometimes referred to as “Gullah” Jack Pritchard, was an African conjurer who is historically known for aiding...
Millie McCoy and Christine McCoy: The Carolina Twins
Millie McCoy and Christine McCoy (July 11, 1851 – October 8, 1912) were African American conjoined twins who went by the stage names “The Carolina...
Lucy Terry: Singer Of History
[dropcap size=small]L[/dropcap]ucy Terry Prince, known as Lucy Terry, (c. 1730–1821) was brought to Rhode Island from Africa. Her future husband purchased her freedom before their...
Rei Amador: General Captain of War
Rei Amador, also known as the “General Captain of War” and “King Amador,” is a central figure in the history of São Tomé and Príncipe....
Margaret Walker: A Literary Mother
Margaret Walker was an African American poet and writer. She began her literary career in the 1930s and emerged as a “literary mother” to writers...
John Wesley Gilbert: The first African-American Archaeologist
John Wesley Gilbert was a classical scholar who was the first African-American archaeologist. Gilbert discovered the ancient Greek city, Eretria, and produced the first map...