Benjamin Rucker was an African American magician, better known by his stage name Black Herman. Rucker, who was the most prominent African-American magician of his...
One of the most famous American entertainers of the nineteenth century, Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins was an African American musician and composer. Blind from birth...
[dropcap size=small]W[/dropcap]illiam Harvey Carney was an African American soldier during the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the...
“By any means necessary.” Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little and also known as el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz was the greatest and most influential Black Nationalist leader...
Mary Elizabeth Carnegie was a ground-breaking nurse and educator who championed the cause of African American nurses. She was the first Black nurse to serve...
Enoch Mankayi Sontonga was the composer of Nkosi Sikelel ‘iAfrika (God Bless Africa). Nkosi Sikelel ‘iAfrika has been part of the South African national anthem...
Joseph Phillipe Lemercier Laroche, is the only passenger of African ancestry who died on the ill-fated voyage of the Titanic on April 15, 1912. Laroche,...
Lucy Craft Laney was an early African-American educator who in 1883 founded the first school for black children in Augusta, Georgia, which became known as...
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