Most scholars of today imagine Booker T. Washington as the major accommodationist and black political conservative of the era. There were others including Professor William Hooper Councill, the founder and first president of the Huntsville Normal School which today is Alabama A.A& M University. Councill … Read More … Read More(1901) William Hooper Councill’s Letter to the White People of Alabama
Dred Scott v. Sandford, United States Supreme Court, 1857 (This text has been edited. The original decision is over 200 pages long) This is certainly a very serious question, and one that now for the first time has been brought for decision before this court. … Read More … Read More(1857) Dred Scott v. Sandford
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. (Zeta), one of four college sororities for African American women, was founded on January 16, 1920, on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. by five women, now known as the “Five Pearls.” Zeta is a historically black sorority … Read More … Read MoreZeta Phi Beta Sorority (1920- )
Archer Alexander was born into slavery on a Virginia plantation around the year 1810. His likeness, in face and figure, immortalizes all American slaves on a monument to emancipation that stands in Lincoln Park in Washington, D. C. The bronze monument “Emancipation,” also known as … Read More … Read MoreArcher Alexander (ca. 1810-1879)
Highland Beach, Maryland, the oldest of the major black resort towns, was founded along the western shore of Chesapeake Bay in 1893 by Charles and Laura Douglass. Charles Douglass was the son of prominent abolitionist and nineteenth-century civil rights activist Frederick Douglass. Major Charles Douglass, … Read More … Read MoreHighland Beach, Maryland (1893- )
Race, crime, and incarceration have long been linked in the United States. This page explores its various manifestations including African American participation in organized crime including in particular the rise of gangs and gang violence, African Americans and the prison system, its impact on black … Read More … Read MoreRace, Crime, and Incarceration in the United States
Battle Flag of the Second Kansas Colored Infantry Regiment “Image Ownership: Kansas Historical Society” The Second Kansas Colored Regiment, also known as the 83rd U.S. Colored Troop, was best known for its bravery during the Civil War battle of Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas. The Second Kansas … Read More … Read MoreSecond Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Regiment (1863-1865)
Choreographer, dancer, and teacher Lorraine Graves was born Lorraine Elizabeth Graves on October 5, 1957, in Norfolk, Virginia, to Tommy E. Graves Jr., founder and CEO of Graves Funeral Home, and Mildred Odom Graves, a public school teacher. Lorraine had one brother, Tommy E. Graves … Read More … Read MoreLorraine Graves (1957-2024)
Spencer Williams is widely known for his portrayal of the character Andy in the controversial 1950s television comedy series Amos ‘n Andy. His contributions to the world of film and television, however, far surpassed the limitations of the popular but widely criticized Amos ‘n Andy … Read More … Read MoreSpencer Williams (1893-1969)
