United States – Idaho
Washington State Federation of Colored Women (1917- )
Founded on Aug. 9, 1917 in Spokane, Washington, the Washington State Federation of Colored Women (WSFCW) confederated several social and...
York (1770-1832)
York was an African American slave best known for his participation in the (Meriwether) Lewis and (William) Clark Expedition of...
Wallace Thurman (1902-1934)
Wallace Thurman was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on August 16, 1902 to Beulah and Oscar Thurman. He was...
Green Flake (1828-1903)
Born enslaved on January 6, 1828, on the Jordan Flake Plantation in Anson County, North Carolina, Green Flake was given...
Edward Rose (c. 1780- c. 1833)
Edward Rose, also known by the names Five Scalps, Nez Coupe and “Cut Nose,” was the son of a white...
Booker Washington in Seattle, 1913
An unusual incidence of interracial solidarity between blacks and Asian Americans occurred during Booker T. Washington’s visit to Seattle. In...
