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The Mixed Legacy of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. with President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965. Our next subject is Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., a minister, activist and congressman from New York who would come […]

Oscar Stanton De Priest’s Lonely Fight

February 12, 2016/in African American History All Civil Rights Education History Opportunity US Congress /by Joe

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 […]

No Shrinking Violet: the Accomplishments of Violette Neatley Anderson

January 29, 2016/in African American History All American History Education History Opportunity Service Womens History /by Joe

Today marks the anniversary of when Violette Neatley Anderson became the first African-American female attorney admitted to practice in front of the US Supreme Court on January 29, 1926. Violette […]

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 […]

New Kids’ Day on the Block

January 4, 2016/in All Arthur Ashe Kids Day Opportunity Tennis WTA /by Joe

Opening the WTA Shenzhen Open, one of the first women’s event of 2016, was the inaugural Li Na’s Children’s Day. Inspired by Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day, the annual celebration which […]