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Launched in 2015, Black Mail is your source for lesser-known black history facts. We celebrate history makers, movements, and moments that have shaped our world.
Matthew Cherry – Black Inventor
Reading time: 1 minutesM. A. Cherry was an African American inventor who developed the velocipede and a fender. Click the link to learn…
Jimmie Lee Jackson: His Death Inspired The Selma To Montgomery March “Bloody Sunday”
Reading time: 3 minutesThe murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson served as the inspiration for the Selma To Montgomery March to advocate for voting…
Joseph N. Jackson: Inventor of A TV Remote Control
Reading time: 3 minutesDr. Joseph N. Jackson is an accomplished inventor. He is also a co-founder of the Black Invention Museum. Click the…
Horace Pippin: African American Depression Era Artist
Reading time: 4 minutesAfrican American artist, Horace Pippin is remembered as a gifted artist whose paintings depicted the African American experience, political, biblical,…Dr. Betty Wright Harris: African American Chemist And Inventor Who Patented Test To Detect Explosives
Reading time: 3 minutesDr. Betty Harris is an accomplished African American chemist and a leading expert in the areas of explosives, environmental remediation,…
Dr. Euphemia Lofton Haynes – 1st African American Female Ph.D. In Mathematics
Reading time: 2 minutesDr. Euphemia Lofton Haynes is the first African American to earn a Ph.D in Mathematics. She was also an outspoken…
Edward Davis: 1st African American To Own A “Big Three” Auto Franchise
Reading time: 5 minutesEdward Davis made history by becoming the first African American to own a used car dealership as well as the…
Charles Haley: 1st Five Time Super Bowl Champion
Reading time: 1 minutesCharles Haley is the first five-time Super Bowl champion. Click the link to learn more.
The National Association of Colored Women: Activists for Racial Justice
Reading time: 2 minutesThe National Association of Colored Women united African American women in their quest for equality and racial justice. Click the…
George Branham III: 1st African American Bowler To Win A Major PBA Title
Reading time: 2 minutesGeorge Branham III made history in 1986 when became the first African American to win a major PBA title. Click…
1886 Carroll County Courthouse Massacre
Reading time: 2 minutesOn March 17, 1886 twenty-three blacks were killed after being ambushed at the courthouse in Carroll County, Mississippi. The massacre…