AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
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.
Barack Obama’s Second Swearing In Ceremony 2013
Photo by Sonya Hebert
James Forman (1928-2005)
Civil rights leader and political activist James Forman was an instrumental leader in the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), sending...
(1955) Brown v. Board of Education II
May 31, 1955, Opinion and judgments announced OPINION: MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court. [1] [2]...
(1994) General Colin Powell Urges African American Students to Reject Racial Hatred
By 1994 Colin Powell, the son of a Jamaica-born Harlem merchant, had already served as National Security Adviser to President...
A’Lelia Walker (1885-1931)
A’Lelia Walker, the only daughter of Madam C.J. Walker, helped her mother found the Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company...
Susan Taylor (Susie) Baker King (1848-1912)
Born on the Grest Farm in Liberty County, Georgia, on August 6, 1848, Susie Baker King Taylor was raised as...
James Wormley (1819-1884)
Born in Washington, D.C. on January 16, 1819, James Wormley was the son of free-born citizens Lynch and Mary Wormley....
Amy Jacques Garvey (1896-1973)
Amy Jacques Garvey became the second wife of famous United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) leader Marcus Garvey in July 1922,...
Amy Ashwood Garvey (1897-1969)
Amy Ashwood Garvey was born in Port Antonio, Jamaica, but spent most of her childhood in Panama where her father...
Sam Cooke (1931-1964)
Sam Cooke has been described as one of the most influential rhythm and blues singers to emerge in the 20th...
