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Oscar Stanton De Priest’s Lonely Fight

A campaign button for De Priest Our next profile examines the life and legacy of Oscar Stanton De Priest, an American lawmaker and civil rights activist who became the first […]

The End of an Era: George Henry White

February 10, 2016/in African American History All American History Civil Rights Civil War Education History Opportunity Reconstruction Service US Congress /by Joe

George Henry White Henry Plummer Cheatham The next profile for Black History Month examines the life of George Henry White. Born just prior to the Civil War, he rose to […]

Chronicle of Reconstruction: The Story of John R. Lynch

February 8, 2016/in African American History All American History Authors Civil Rights Civil War Education History Opportunity Reconstruction Service /by Joe

The photo from Lynch’s 1913 book John Roy Lynch was an American politician, writer, attorney, and military officer, who was born into slavery, gained freedom in 1863 and was subsequently […]

The Extraordinary Life of Robert Smalls

February 4, 2016/in Abolition African American History All American History Civil Rights Civil War History Opportunity Service US Congress /by Joe

An article from Harper’s Weekly in 1862 detailing Robert Smalls exploits on the Planter. Robert Smalls The next profile for Black History Month, continuing our series celebrating the history and […]

The First African-American Congressman: Hiram Rhodes Revels

February 1, 2016/in African American History All American History Civil Rights Civil War Education History Opportunity Reconstruction Service /by Joe

In this political cartoon, Revels (seated) replaces Jefferson Davis (left in costume as Iago from Shakespeare’s Othello) in the US Senate. Harper’s Weekly Feb. 19, 1870. For this 2016 election […]

Ways to Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

January 18, 2016/in 1960s African American History All American History Arthur Ashe Civil Rights Education History Opportunity Protest /by Joe

Happy Birthday to Martin Luther King, Jr., who would have been 87 years old today. For the occasion, it is important to take some time to reflect on the great […]

The Man who Helped Break the Color Barrier in Tennis: Recognizing Dr. “Whirlwind” Johnson

January 7, 2016/in 1960s African American History All Althea Gibson American History Arthur Ashe Civil Rights Dr. Whirlwind Johnson Education History Mentoring Opportunity Tennis /by Joe

Young Arthur Ashe, he was coached by Dr. Johnson. © AALC, Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe Decades ago at 1442 Pierce Street in Lynchburg, VA, a physician was quietly making history in the […]

Students Take a Stance, Make Changes at Mizzou

November 17, 2015/in #BlackLivesMatter All Arthur Ashe Civil Rights Ferguson Opportunity Protest Sport Student Athlete /by Joe

October 6th Student protest against racism at University of Missouri. Photo: © Mikala Compton Over the past week, there has been a lot of focus on the news surrounding the […]

The Death of a Civil Rights Activist Sandra Bland

July 24, 2015/in #BlackLivesMatter All American History Apartheid Civil Rights Sandra Bland /by Joe

© Heavy.com, Sandra Bland’s mugshot, left, and a photo from her Facebook page (Waller County Sheriff/Facebook) The death of 28-year-old black woman Sandra Bland has caused considerable controversy across the […]

Remembering Jane Bolin, First Black Female Judge in US History

July 23, 2015/in African American History All American History Civil Rights Education History Opportunity Service Womens History /by Joe

©US Office of War Information, Jane Bolin (1942) 76 years ago on July 22nd, New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia appointed 31-year-old Jane Matilda Bolin to be Judge of the […]