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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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Entry Titlesort iconEntry Type
Run-D.M.C.People
Rush, Bobby L. (1946- )People
Russell, Bill (1934- )People
Russell, Edwin Roberts (1913-1996)People
Russell, Herman J. (1930- )People
Russwurm, John (1799-1851)People
Rust College (1866- )Institutions
Rustin, Bayard (1910-1987)People
Ruth, William Chester (1882-1971)People
Rutling, Thomas (1854—1915)People
Saddler, Joseph/Grandmaster Flash (1958 - )People
Said, Omar Ibn (1770-1864)People
Saint Paul’s College of Virginia (1888-- )Institutions
Salem, Peter (ca.1750 -1816)People
Sampson, Edith Spurlock (1901-1979)People
Sanchez, Sonia (1934- )People
Sands, Diana (1934-1973)People
Satcher, David (1941- )People
Saunders, Prince (1775–1839)People
Savage, Augusta (1892-1962)People
Savage, Augustus Alexander, “Gus” (1925 - )People
Savage, W. Sherman (1890-1981)People
Savannah State University (1890- )Institutions
Savary, Joseph (? — 1800's)People
Sayers, Gale Eugene (1943 - )People
Scarborough, William S. (1852-1926)People
Schmoke, Kurt L. (1949- )People
Schomburg, Arturo Alfonso (1874-1938)People
Schuyler, George (1895-1977)People
Schuyler, Phillippa Duke (1931-1967)People
Scott, Benjamin Franklin (1922-2000)People
Scott, David (1946- )People
Scott, Dred (1795-1858)People
Scott, Emmett J. (1873-1957)People
Scott, Gloria Dean Randle (1938- ) People
Scott, Hazel (1920-1981)People
Scott, Nathan A. (1925-2006)People
Scott, Robert “Bobby” (1947- )People
Scott, Timothy (1965- )People
Scott, Wendell Oliver (1921-1990)People
Scott, William Thomas (1839-1917)People
Scott, Winston E. (1950--- )People
Scott-Heron, Gil (1949-2011)People
Scottsboro Boys, Trial and Defense Campaign (1931–1937)Events
Seale, Bobby (1936--)People
Sellers, Cleveland (1944- )People
Sessions, Lucy Stanton Day (1831-1910)People
Sewell, Terri (1965- )People
Shabazz, Betty Sandlin (1934-1997)People
Shakur, Tupac (1971-1996)People
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