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Tag: United States – West Virginia

Forrest Oran Wiggins (1907-1982)

Forrest Oran Wiggins was born in 1907 to Charles and Cora Cosby Wiggins. A native of Vincennes, Indiana, Wiggins attended public schools in Vincennes and Indianapolis. In 1928 Wiggins received his B.A. from Butler University and in the following year earned a certificate in French … Read MoreForrest Oran Wiggins (1907-1982)

Posted on January 23, 2007June 9, 2020by contributed by: John H. McClendon III
African American History: African American History: People

(1880) Strauder v. West Virginia

March 1, 1880, Decided; OCTOBER, 1879 Term MR. JUSTICE STRONG delivered the opinion of the court. The plaintiff in error, a colored man, was indicted for murder in the Circuit Court of Ohio County, in West Virginia, on the 20th of October, 1874, and upon … Read More(1880) Strauder v. West Virginia

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Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950)

Historian Carter G. Woodson was born to poor, yet land-owning, former slaves in New Canton, Virginia on December 19, 1875.  During the 1890s, he hired himself out as a farm and manual laborer, drove a garbage truck, worked in coalmines, and attended high school and … Read MoreCarter G. Woodson (1875-1950)

Posted on January 18, 2007January 24, 2023by contributed by: Pero Gaglo Dagbovie
African American History: African American History: People

Booker T. Washington (1856-1915)

Booker T. Washington is one of the most controversial and dominant figures in African American history. According to his autobiography Up From Slavery (1901), he did not know the exact year, date, and place of his birth or his father’s name. Yet, it is widely … Read MoreBooker T. Washington (1856-1915)

Posted on January 17, 2007January 24, 2023by contributed by: Nana Lawson Bush
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