Groups & Organizations in African American History
Tuskegee Airmen
Courtesy of the U.S. Airforce
Colored Farmers’ National Alliance and Cooperative Union (1886-1891)
The Colored Farmers’ National Alliance and Cooperative Union was established by a small group of Black farmers on December 11,...
Freedom House Ambulance Service (1967-1975)
The Freedom House Ambulance Service was an emergency medical service (EMS) founded in 1967 to provide medical services to the...
The Wiley Debate Team (1924- )
The Wiley debate team’s history goes back to 1924 when Melvin Beaunorus Tolson took a job teaching English and speech...
The Golden 14 (1918-1919)
The Golden 14 were the first Black women to muster into the United States Navy. First recognized by scholar Kelly...
5th Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment (1864-1865)
The 5th Regiment Massachusetts Colored Volunteer Cavalry was a Union Army cavalry regiment during the Civil War. The cavalry regiment...
The Arnells (1963-1964)
The Arnells, a female doo-wop ensemble that also performed as The Teenettes Variations, were all from all-girls Joseph Battin High...
Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (1962- )
Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band is a soul and funk band that was best known for...
De La Soul (1988- )
De La Soul is a hip-hop trio that consists of Kelvin “Posdnous” Mercer, Kevin Jude “Trugoy” Jolicoeur, and Vincent Lamont...
Naughty By Nature (1986- )
Naughty By Nature is a hip-hop trio from East Orange, New Jersey which includes Anthony “Trench” Criss, Vincent “Vin Rock”...
