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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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Ruffin, Josephine St. Pierre (1842 - 1924)People
Ruffin, George Lewis (1834-1886)People
Rudolph, Wilma (1940-1994)People
Royall, Belinda (1712- ? )People
Rowan, Carl T. (1925–2000)People
Roudanez, Louis Charles (1823-1890)People
Ross-Lee, Barbara (1942- )People
Ross, Diana (1944- )People
Rosewood Massacre (1923)Events
Rosenwald Fund Schools (1912-1932)Institutions
Rollins, Sonny (1930- )People
Rollin, Frances Anne (1845-1901)People
Rolle, Esther (1920-1998)People
Rogers, Timmie (1914-2006)People
Rogers, John W. (1958- )People
Rogers, J. A. (1880-1966)People
Rock, John S. (1825-1866)People
Robinson, William “Smokey” (1940- )People
Robinson, Spottswood William (1916-1998)People
Robinson, Samuel L. (1896-1964?)People
Robinson, Ruby Doris Smith (1942-1967)People
Robinson, Roscoe, Jr. (1928-1993)People
Robinson, Randall (1941- )People
Robinson, Max (1939-1988)People
Robinson, Jo Ann (1912-1992)People
Robinson, Ida Bell (1891-1946)People
Robinson, Frank (1935- )People
Robinson, Bill “Bojangles” (1878-1949)People
Robinson, America W. (ca 1855-post 1920)People
Robinson, "Sugar" Ray (1921 - 1989)People
Robeson, Paul (1898-1976)People
Robertson, Oscar Palmer (1938 - )People
Robert R. Taylor Homes, Chicago, Illinois (1959-2005)Places
Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. (1935-1967)People
Robert Charles Riots (1900)Events
Roach, Maxwell Lemuel "Max" (1924–2007)People
Ritchey, John Franklin (1923-2003)People
Rillieux, Norbert (1806-1894)People
Riggs, Marlon (1957-1994)People
Richmond, David Leinail (1941-1990)People
Richmond, Cedric Levon (1973- )People
Richardson, Gloria (1922- )People
Rice, Susan Elizabeth (1964- )People
Rice, Condoleezza (1954- )People
Rhodes, Jewell Parker (1954-- )People
Reynolds, Melvin Jay “Mel” (1952- )People
Reynolds, Grant (1908-2004)People
Reverend Clay Evans (1925- ) People
Revels, Hiram Rhoades (1827?–1901)People
Republic of New Africa (1968- )Organizations
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