by taylorsolutionsinc | Dec 13, 2024
An African American History Bibliography of Authors and Texts Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price of each book sold through its link on this page to BlackPast.org. Edit TitleEditorSecondaryAuthorYearAmazonLibrarySubject Blacks in Selected Newspapers,...
by taylorsolutionsinc | Dec 13, 2024
THE BLACKPAST MUSIC LIBRARY African Musicians in Lisbon, detail of The Engagement of St Ursula and Prince Etherius tapestry, ca. 1520 Public domain image As you can see from the 1520 Tapestry from Lisbon, Portugal, musicians of African ancestry have contributed to the...
by Malik Owens | Jan 27, 2025
Cherisse Jones-Branch Social Media Manager Jonesboro, Arkansas Cherisse Jones-Branch is the James and Wanda Lee Vaughn Endowed Professor of History and Dean of the Graduate School at Arkansas State University-Jonesboro. She received her B.A. and M.A. from the College...
by Christopher Blue | Jun 15, 2025 | African American History, People in African American History
Frederick McKinley Jones was a prolific early 20th Century black inventor who helped to revolutionize both the cinema and refrigeration industries. Between 1919 and 1945 he patented more than sixty inventions in divergent fields with forty of those patents in...
by Marshall Greenlaw | Jul 9, 2018 | African American History, People in African American History
James F. Jones stood out for many years within black American religious circles. Known for his lavish living and mysterious persona, Jones’ followers referred to him as “Prophet Jones” and were captivated by his sermons. With his roots in the Black Church, Jones would...
