Celebrating the 19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment On August 26, 1920, the right to vote for women was adopted as the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution through a proclamation by Secretary of […]
The 19th Amendment On August 26, 1920, the right to vote for women was adopted as the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution through a proclamation by Secretary of […]
The first page of the Fourteenth Amendment Civil Rights Bill Passes, 1866 by Allyn Cox. One hundred and forty eight years ago on July 28, 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment, which […]
Augustus Hawkins’ congressional portrait Hawkins in 1962 Today for Black History Month, we honor Augustus F. Hawkins, a well-known Democrat politician and the first African-American from California to serve in […]
Senator Edward Brooke with President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Oval Office, 1967. Edward Brooke Edward Brooke was an American Republican politician who, in 1966, became the first African-American popularly […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]