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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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Harris, Franco (1950- )People
Harris, Lorenzo “Rennie” (1963- )People
Harris, Patricia Roberts (1924-1985)People
Harris, Theresa (1911-1985)People
Harris-Stowe University (1857-)Institutions
Harrison, Hazel Lucile (1883-1969)People
Harrison, Hubert Henry (1883-1927)People
Harrison, Richard B. (1864-1935)People
Harrison, Samuel (1818-1900)People
Harsh, Vivian Gordon (1890-1960)People
Hart, Frank “Black Dan” (1858-1908)People
Hastie, William Henry (1904-1976)People
Hastings, Alcee L. (1936- )People
Hatcher, Richard G. (1933- )People
Havens, Richie (1941-2013)People
Hayden, Earl Robert (1913-1980)People
Hayden, Harriet (c.1820-1893)People
Hayden, Lewis (c.1811-1889)People
Hayes, Charles Arthur (1918-1997)People
Hayes, George E. C. (1894-1968)People
Hayes, Isaac (1942-2008)People
Hayes, Roland (1887-1976)People
Haynes, Daniel (1894-1954)People
Haynes, Elizabeth Ross (1883-1953)People
Haynes, George Edmund (1880-1960)People
Haynes, Lemuel (1753-1833)People
Haynes, Martha Euphemia Lofton (1890-1980)People
Haywood, Harry (1898-1985)People
Healy, Bishop James Augustine (1830-1900)People
Healy, Eliza [Sister Mary Magdalen] (1846-1918)People
Healy, Patrick (1834-1910)People
Hedgeman, Anna Arnold (1899–1990)People
Height, Dorothy Irene (1912-2010)People
Hemings, Sally (1773-1835)People
Hemphill, Essex (1957-1995)People
Henderson, Fletcher Hamilton, Jr. (1897-1952)People
Henderson, Freddye Scarborough (1917-2007) People
Henderson, George Washington (c. 1850-1936)People
Hendrix, Jimi (1942-1970)People
Henry, Aaron (1922-1997)People
Henson, Matthew (1866-1955)People
Herenton, Willie W. (1941- )People
Hernandez, Juano (1896-1970)People
Herndon, Alonzo Franklin (1858 –1927)People
Herndon, Angelo (1913 - ?)People
Hickman, Robert T. (1831-1900)People
Highland Beach, Maryland (1893- )Places
Highlander Research and Education Center (1932- )Institutions
Hill, Anita Faye (1956– )People
Hill, Charles Leander (1906-1956)People
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