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Online Encyclopedia of Significant People and Places in African American History

The following are short descriptions of individuals, places and events which have contributed to the shaping of African American history. These encyclopedia entries serve as a starting point for much more inclusive descriptions and discussions that appear in other sources. For additional information please consult the print or website sources cited in the entry.



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100 Black Men of America, Inc.Organizations
1st Louisiana Native Guard, CSA (1861-1862)Institutions
1st Louisiana Native Guard, USA / Corps d’Afrique (1862-1863)Institutions
1st Rhode Island RegimentOrganizations
32nd and 33rd WAACS Headquarters Companies (World War II)Organizations
369th Infantry Regiment “Harlem Hellfighters”Organizations
54th Massachusetts Infantry (1863-1865)Organizations
761st Tank Battalion (1942-45)Organizations
Aaron, Henry Louis “Hank” (1934- )People
Abbott, Cleveland Leigh (1892–1955)People
Abbott, Robert Sengstacke (1870-1940)People
Abele, Julian F. (1881-1950)People
Abernathy, Ralph (1926-1990)People
Adams, Henry [Kentucky] (1802–1872)People
Adams, Henry [Louisiana] (1843 - ?)People
Adams, John Quincy ["J. Q."] (1848-1922)People
Adams, Victoria Jackson Gray (1926-2006)People
Adderley, Julian Edwin “Cannonball” (1928-1975)People
Adu, Freddy (1989-- )People
African Blood Brotherhood (1919-1924)Organizations
African Company / African Grove TheatreOrganizations
Afro-American Council (1898-1907)Organizations
Aggrey, Orison Rudolph (1926- )People
Aiken, Kimberly (1975- )People
Ailey, Alvin (1931-1989)People
Alabama A&M University (1875-- ) Institutions
Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (ACMHR)Organizations
Alabama State University (1867-- ) Institutions
Albany State University (1903- )Institutions
Albert, Octavia Victoria Rogers (1853-1890)People
Alcorn State University (1871-- )Institutions
Aldridge, Ira (1807-1867)People
Alexander, Archer (ca. 1810-1879)People
Alexander, Clifford L., Jr. (1933-)People
Alexander, Raymond Pace (1897-1974)People
Alexander, Sadie Tanner Mossell (1898-1989)People
Ali, Laila (1977- )People
Ali, Muhammad (1942- )People
Allen University (1870 - )Institutions
Allen, Macon Bolling (1816-1894)People
Allen, Norman Robert, Jr. (1957- )People
Allen, Sanford (1939- )People
Allen, Will (1948 -)People
Allen, William G. (1820- ?)People
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.Organizations
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.Organizations
Alvin Ailey Dance TheaterOrganizations
American Colonization Society (1816-1964) Organizations
American League of Colored Laborers (1850 - ?)Organizations
American Negro Academy (1897-1924)Organizations
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