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Tag: United States – New Hampshire

Prince Whipple (1750-1796)

Prince Whipple fought at the battles of Saratoga and in Delaware during the War for Independence.  He was also one of twenty enslaved men who petitioned the New Hampshire legislature for freedom in 1779.  His owner, General William Whipple, was a signer of the Declaration … Read MorePrince Whipple (1750-1796)

Posted on July 13, 2007October 30, 2019by contributed by: Valerie Cunningham
African American History: African American History: People

Benjamin S. Carson (1951- )

Benjamin S. Carson, neurosurgeon and Republican Presidential Candidate in 2016, was born on September 18, 1951 in Detroit, Michigan.  Carson was raised in a single parent home when his father deserted the family in 1959 when he was eight years old, leaving his mother, Sonya, and his older … Read MoreBenjamin S. Carson (1951- )

Posted on March 4, 2007November 10, 2020by contributed by: Erica Anderson
African American History: African American History: People

James Augustine Healy (1830-1900)

James Augustine Healy was the first born of ten children to Michael and Mary Eliza Healy on April 6, 1830 on a cotton plantation in Georgia. Michael Healy was a former Irish soldier who immigrated to America. He became a planter after the war of … Read MoreJames Augustine Healy (1830-1900)

Posted on March 3, 2007February 6, 2020by contributed by: Allison Espiritu
African American History: African American History: People

Ernest Everett Just (1883-1941)

Dr. Ernest E. Just was one of the first African Americans to receive worldwide recognition as a scientist. Born August 14, 1883 in Charleston, South Carolina, Just was only four years old when his father, Charles Fraser Just, died in 1887. Due to mounting debt, … Read MoreErnest Everett Just (1883-1941)

Posted on January 30, 2007August 18, 2021by contributed by: W. Gabriel Selassie I
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