Skip to content
BlackPast Logo

BlackPast is dedicated to providing a global audience with reliable and accurate information on the history of African America and of people of African ancestry around the world. We aim to promote greater understanding through this knowledge to generate constructive change in our society.

  • BlackPast Store
  • New Visual Timeline
  • BlackPast.org Site Guide
  • Donate
  • African American History
    • MAP: BlackPast and the United States
    • New Visual Timeline
    • Events
    • Institutions
    • Groups & Organizations
    • People
    • Places
    • Primary Documents
    • Speeches
    • Perspectives Articles
    • Black History Month on BlackPast.org
    • Blacks in Classical Music
    • The Tuskegee Airmen
    • African American Museums
    • Newspapers, Magazines, and Journals
    • African American Digital Archives
    • African American History: Research Guides & Websites
  • Global African History
    • MAP: BlackPast and the World
    • New African Heads of State page
    • New Caribbean Heads of State page
    • Events
    • Institutions
    • Groups & Organizations
    • People
    • Places
    • The African Capitals
    • Primary Documents
    • Speeches
    • Perspectives Articles
    • Museums of the African Diaspora
    • Newspapers, Magazines, and Journals
    • Global African History: Research Guides & Websites
  • Main Features
    • What’s New on BlackPast
    • How to Write for BlackPast.org
    • The Music Library
    • Sponsored Entries
    • Sponsored Pages
    • The Children’s Page
    • Timelines
    • Bibliographies
    • Historic Landmarks
    • Genealogy
    • Multimedia
    • Robert Fikes’s Corner
    • The Mentoring Page
    • Using BlackPast.org in the Classroom
    • The Black National Anthem
  • Special Features
    • The COVID-19 Page
    • 101 African American Firsts
    • Barack Obama Page
    • The Commanders
    • Major Office Holders
    • Lynching in the U.S.
    • Race, Crime, and Incarceration
    • Racial Violence
    • Black Lives Matter
    • STEM
    • STEM Educators
    • Black Inventors and Inventions
    • Envoys, Diplomatic Ministers, & Ambassadors
  • About Us
    • BlackPast.Org Video – A Story of Dreams
    • Our Historians
    • Board of Directors
    • Academic Advisory Board
    • International Advisory Board
    • The Support Team
    • BlackPast Awards and Distinctions
    • Foundation, Organization, and Corporate Supporters
    • Testimonials
    • Recent Public Events
    • Other Resources: BEHHA

Tag: Government – Federal – Departmental Administration

Sheila Minor Huff (1947- )

Hidden in the midst of a photograph of mostly male, white attendees at the 1971 International Conference on the Biology of Whales was one young African American woman. She was unnamed in the caption despite her presence there amongst experts in marine biology. Candace Jean … Read MoreSheila Minor Huff (1947- )

Posted on December 22, 2018August 17, 2019by contributed by: Maritza Fernandez
African American History: African American History: People

Milton Murray Holland (1844-1910)

Milton Murray Holland was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for his action in the Battle of Chaffin’s Farm. Murray was born on August 1, 1844 in Austin, Texas, the son of Bird … Read MoreMilton Murray Holland (1844-1910)

Posted on November 29, 2016February 25, 2020by contributed by: Samuel Momodu
African American History: African American History: People

African American History

  • People
  • Places
  • Groups & Organizations
  • Events
  • Primary Documents
  • Institutions
  • Speeches
  • Perspectives

Global African History

  • People
  • Places
  • Groups & Organizations
  • Events
  • Primary Documents
  • Institutions
  • Speeches
  • Perspectives

About BlackPast

  • Mission Statement
  • About Us
  • Academic Historians
  • Independent Historians
  • Student Historians
  • Board of Directors
  • Academic Advisory Board
  • International Advisory Board
  • Foundation, Organization, and Corporate Supporters

Contact BlackPast

  • Contact Us
  • Write for Us
  • How You Can Help Us
  • Accessibility
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
©2007–2022 Blackpast.org. All Rights Reserved.
Blackpast.org is a 501(c)(3) Non-profit Organization. All Donations are Tax Deductible.
Scroll Up