19th Century (1800-1899)
Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh (1835?-1860?)
Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh, a name that means ‘God Speaks True’ in the Fon language, was a remarkable leader of the Mino, also...
George Fletcher (1890-1973)
George Fletcher was a pioneering African American rodeo rider. He was born in 1890 in Saint Marys, Kansas, to unnamed...
(1852) Frederick Douglass, “What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of July”
“What, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July” – Historical Context On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass was invited...
Mary Annette Anderson (1874-1922)
Professor Mary Annette Anderson was born on July 27, 1874, in Shoreham, Vermont, to William John Anderson, a formerly enslaved...
Alexander Miles (1838-1918)
Born near Circleville, Ohio to Michael Miles and Mary Pompy, Alexander Miles is the 19th Century African-American inventor known best...
Saartjie (Sara) Baartman (1789-1815)
Saartjie (Sara) Baartman was one of the first black women known to be subjugated to human sexual trafficking. She was...
Francis Cecil Sumner (1895-1954)
Francis Sumner, a scientist, professor, and Sergeant in the United States Army, 808th Pioneers in World War I, was the...
Black History Will Not Be Erased
In the article below, Quintard Taylor, the founder of BlackPast.org, describes the recent attempts to marginalize African American history and...
Coretti Arle-Titz (1881-1951)
Coretti Arle-Titz was a singer and popularizer of the spiritual music genre in Europe and the USSR (Russia). She was...
