Racial Conflict
Samuel D. Chambers (1831-1929) and Amanda Chambers (1840-1925)
Like the majority of black Americans living in the South in pre-Civil War America, Samuel and Amanda Chambers were slaves. ...
Powhatan Beaty (1837-1916)
Powhatan Beaty was an American soldier and actor. He served in the Union Army’s 5th United States Colored Infantry Regiment...
The Pearl Incident, 1848
The Pearl Incident in 1848 was the single largest recorded escape attempt by enslaved people in United States history. On...
Joseph T. Ball, Jr. (1804-1861)
Joseph T. Ball, Jr. was born Feb. 21, 1804 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His mother Mary Montgomery Drew of Cambridge, Massachusetts,...
Minnie M. Cox (1869-1933)
Minnie M. Cox, the first black female postmaster, was born 1869 in Lexington, Mississippi, to former slaves William and Mary...
January 1, 1863: When New Year’s Day Meant Freedom
When the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect January 1, 1863 African American soldiers in the Union Army had been fighting...
First Congregational Church, Atlanta, Georgia (1867- )
The First Congregational Church of Atlanta, Georgia, the largest Congregational church in the South, began as a “gathered church” on...
Jacob Clement White Sr (1806–1872)
“Imagr Ownership: Public Domain” Jacob C. White Sr. was a leading entrepreneur in early black Philadelphia, a tireless opponent of...
August A. Sabac el Cher (1836?–1885)
“Image Ownership: Public Domain” According to stories handed down to his descendants, a seven year old boy from Kurdufan in...
