United States – Delaware
Alice Ruth Moore Dunbar-Nelson (1875-1935)
Alice Ruth Moore Dunbar-Nelson was an educator, poet, activist, and playwright. Moore was born on July 19, 1875 in New...
Rebecca Davis Lee Crumpler (1831-1895)
Dr. Rebecca Davis Lee Crumpler was the first African American woman doctor in the United States. She completed medical school...
(1955) Brown v. Board of Education II
May 31, 1955, Opinion and judgments announced OPINION: MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court. [1] [2]...
(1954) Brown v. Board of Education
December 9, 1952, Argued May 17, 1954, Decided MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court. [1] These...
J. Saunders Redding (1906-1988)
James Thomas Saunders Redding was born in Wilmington, Delaware on October 13, 1906 to Lewis Alfred Redding and Mary Ann...
Theophilus Gould Steward (1843-1924)
Theophilus G. Steward, African Methodist Episcopal minister, U.S. Army chaplain, and historian, was born April 17, 1843 in Bridgeton, New...
T. Thomas Fortune (1856-1928)
T. Thomas Fortune—African American journalist, editor, and writer—was born into slavery on October 3, 1856 to Sarah Jane and Emanuel...
Mary Ann Shadd Cary (1823-1893)
Born in Wilmington, Delaware in 1823, Mary Ann Shadd was a teacher, journalist, and outspoken leader of the Canadian emigration...
