Antebellum African Americans took enormous pride in Haiti. The nation of the enslaved rose in rebellion in 1791 and on January 1, 1804 won its independence from France. At that moment the Republic of Haiti was born as the first black republic in the world, … Read More … Read More(1826) John B. Russwurm, “The Condition and Prospects of Haiti”
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Clarence Matthew Baker, commonly known as Matt Baker, was one of the first successful black comic book artists. He was active during the Golden Age of Comics Books, roughly the 1930s to 1950s. During his career he drew more than 1,000 pages of comics and over … Read More … Read MoreClarence Matthew Baker (1921-1959)
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James Sommersett was the subject of a landmark legal case in Great Britain, which was the first major step in imposing limits on Trans-Atlantic African slavery. Sommersett entered the pages of history when in 1771, he fled his North American owner, Charles Stewart, while both … Read More … Read MoreJames Sommersett (ca. 1741-ca. 1772)
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
Rudolph Fisher was a physician, orator, music arranger, and writer during the Harlem Renaissance. While published in many medical journals, his literary work graced the pages of Redbook and Story Magazine. His first short story, “City of Refuge,” which depicted the clashes between the newly … Read More … Read MoreRudolph Fisher (1897-1934)
Januário Garcia Jr. hailed from Minas Gerais, a Brazilian state renowned for its significant population of Afrodescendentes, or Black Brazilians. Born on November 16, 1943, into a modest family residing on the outskirts of Belo Horizonte, the state capital, Garcia embarked on a journey to … Read More … Read MoreJanuário Garcia Jr (1943-2021)
February 15, 18, 1935, Argued April 1, 1935, Decided MR. CHIEF JUSTICE HUGHES delivered the opinion of the Court. Petitioner, Clarence Norris, is one of nine negro boys who were indicted in March, 1931, in Jackson County, Alabama, for the crime of rape. On being … Read More … Read More(1935) Norris v. Alabama
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