April 8, 2024In 1831, enslaved African American preacher Nat Turner launched a slave uprising, believing that a solar eclipse was a sign…
April 1, 2024The National League For The Protection of Colored Women was founded by S.W. Layton and Frances Kellor to assist black…
March 25, 2024Queen Amanirenas was a fierce African military leader who defended Kush (modern-day Sudan) against Roman conquest. Even with her husband…
March 19, 2024The Black and Tan Republicans were African American Republican Party members who advocated for African American political representation during Reconstruction.…
March 12, 2024Michele Roberts made history as the first female executive director of the NBA Players Union. Click the link to learn…
March 12, 2024Originating in the 19th century, the cakewalk was a dance performed by enslaved people of African descent to mimic the…
February 29, 2024The U.S. Senate's use of the filibuster has long been used as a tactic to thwart civil rights and voting…
February 28, 2024Georgia Gilmore and The Club From Nowhere are unsung heroes of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, raising funds that were critical…
February 27, 2024The Compromise of 1877 led to the establishment of Jim Crow segregation and discrimination. In an effort to stop Reconstruction-era…
February 26, 2024The 1957 Prayer Pilgrimage For Freedom convened in Washington, DC, as a demonstration against the South's refusal to comply with…
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