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Journal of Negro History (1916- )
On January 1, 1916, The Journal of Negro History (now The Journal of African American History), an award-winning peer viewed...
April 27th, 2022

The Black Scholar (1969- )
The Black Scholar is a quarterly journal founded in 1969 by Nathan Hare, Robert Chrisman, and Allan Ross. It is...
January 25th, 2022

Deep Greenwood (Tulsa), Oklahoma (1906- )
The largest number of African American townships after the Civil War were located in Oklahoma. The state was promoted as...
April 16th, 2016

Freedom’s Journal (1827-1829)
Freedom’s Journal, established the same year that slavery was abolished in New York, was the first African American-owned and operated...
January 5th, 2011

Benjamin Pelham (1862-1948)
Benjamin Pelham was a powerful Detroit politician and journalist. He was the Wayne County accountant from 1906 until 1942 and...
December 30th, 2010

Pittsburgh Courier (1907- )
The Pittsburgh Courier was established in 1907 by Edwin Harleston, an aspiring writer and security guard at the H.J. Heinz...
January 11th, 2008

African Blood Brotherhood (1919-1924)
The African Blood Brotherhood for African Liberation and Redemption (ABB) was a militant black liberation group founded in 1919 by...
December 10th, 2007

Northwest Enterprise (1920-1954?)
Founded in 1920, The Northwest Enterprise served an important role in supporting and maintaining an emerging African American community in...
January 22nd, 2007

League of Struggle for Negro Rights (1930-1936)
The League of Struggle for Negro Rights (LSNR) was the primary civil rights organization of the American Communist Party (CP)...
January 19th, 2007