United States – Texas
Cologne, Texas
In 1877 a small village blossomed that was home to freedpeople slaves from Victoria County, Texas. Ex-slaves, Joseph Smith and...
Bessie Coleman (1892-1926)
In 1921, Bessie Coleman became the first black woman to gain an international permit to fly. After learning French, she...
George Thompson Ruby (1841-1882)
George Thompson Ruby was born in New York in 1841 but reared in Portland, Maine. After acquiring a sound liberal...
Matthew Gaines (1840-1900)
Matthew Gaines, black senator and Baptist preacher, was born on August 4, 1840, to a slave mother on the plantation...
Mickey Leland (1944-1989)
George Thomas Mickey Leland, III was born in Lubbock, Texas on November 27, 1944, to Alice and George Thomas Leland,...
Oklahoma City Blue Devils (1923-1933)
The Oklahoma City Blue Devils were a territorial band with a legendary reputation among musicians in the Southwest. Starting in...
Lawrence A. Nixon (1883-1966)
Dr. Lawrence Aaron Nixon was born in Marshall, Texas and graduated from Wiley College (l902) and Meharry Medical College (l906)....
Henry Ossian Flipper (1856-1940)
Born near Thomasville, Georgia on March 21, 1856, Henry O. Flipper rose to prominence as the first African American graduate...
Valmo Bellinger (?-1994)
Valmo Bellinger, a businessman and political leader, was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Charles Bellinger. As a...
