Anthony Burns (31 May 1834 – 17 July 1862) was a central figure in one of the most...
Gullah Jack, also known as Couter Jack and sometimes referred to as “Gullah” Jack Pritchard, was an African...
Millie McCoy and Christine McCoy (July 11, 1851 – October 8, 1912) were African American conjoined twins who went by the stage names “The Carolina Twins“, “The Two-Headed Nightingale” and “The...
[dropcap size=small]L[/dropcap]ucy Terry Prince, known as Lucy Terry, (c. 1730–1821) was brought to Rhode Island from Africa. Her...
Rei Amador, also known as the “General Captain of War” and “King Amador,” is a central figure in...
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 of the ancient structure. He was...
Three captive women were among the approximately 155 people accused of witchcraft in the infamous Salem witch trials...
George Latimer, the father of inventor Lewis Howard Latimer, was the first fugitive from the Maafa (Atlantic slavery)...
James Armistead [Lafayette], an enslaved African American, was the most important revolutionary war spy during the American Revolution. Born into the Maafa (slavery) around December 10, 1748, in New Kent, Virginia,...
Denmark Vesey (1767 – July 2, 1822) was a free black who masterminded what would have been the...
[dropcap size=small]O[/dropcap]scar Marion was an enslaved African-American and Revolutionary War militiaman. Oscar Marion was the personal servant of...
Born into the Maafa (Atlantic trafficking and captivity) in the early 1770s, York was the only African-descended member of the Lewis and Clark expedition and the first documented African American to...
Meserette Kentake, founder of Kentake Page, was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, and is of Yoruba descent (mtDNA). Now based in London, she holds a BSc in Counselling Psychology but is most passionate about…
