You may also like

More from Black Then
Poem: “The First of August” by Poet James Madison Bell
Dr. John M. Perkins: Renowned Civil Rights Leader Known for Outspoken Nature & Leadership
Circus Acts: The Carolina Twins: Millie and Christine McKoy
Lincoln M. Alexander: First Black Member of Parliament in House of Commons
Poem: “The Meaning of Africa” by Poet Abioseh Davidson Nicol
Gut-Wrenching Lynching of Cordella Stevenson in 1915
Domestic Workers' Union in Harlem Established in 1934
Black People’s Resistance For Using Proper English Is A Myth
Irving Sayles: Member of One of the Largest Minstrel Companies in Midwestern U.S.
Ethel Worthington: Artist, Showcased Work at the World Columbian Exposition in 1893
Flash Black Photo: Wedding Day
Cuisines Of Enslaved Africans: Foods That Traveled Along With The Slave Ships
Destrehan's Plantation Insurrection: A Major Slave Revolt Almost Forgotten
The Five Greatest Slave Rebellions in the History Of The United States
Why May is Such a Special Month for a Small Town's Tiny Black Population
Three Early African Americans Who Received the Medal of Honor
Ronald Walters: Organized One of the Nation’s First Lunch-Counter Sit-Ins
She's Breeding Age: Dehumanizing Price For Getting Pregnant During Slavery - Black Then
Circus Acts: Eko and Iko “The Muse Brothers”
Francis “Greg” Morris: Best Known as “Barney Collier” in Mission: Impossible
Flash Black Photo: African American Women on the Move
Rodney M. Davis: Heroic United States Marine Sergeant Awarded Medal of Honor
Meet Mary Alexander, the First Black Woman to Appear in Coca-Cola Advertising
First African-American Commissioned Officer, Riley Leroy Pitts
Poem: Memories Have Tongue by Canadian Poet Afua Cooper
Isabella Gibbons: Pioneer Educator Established a Freedmen School in Charlottesville, VA
Flash Black Photo: African American Woman
Raspberry Street Schools: How Anthony Benezet Educated Blacks For 20 years Before Philadelphia Established A Public School For Blacks
C.R Patterson, An Ex-Slave, And His Family Built Automobiles Before Henry Ford. They called Their Line “Patterson-Greenfield”
Dora Dean: Vaudeville Dancer and Entertainer Known as the “Black Venus
James Edwards: Renowned Film & Television Actor Known for Role in Home of the Brave (1949)
James E. Chase: Prominent Civic Leader, Spokane's First Black Mayor
Agrippa Hull: Prominent Figure of the Revolutionary Era
Mary F. Berry: First Black Woman to Head a Major Research University
Eliza Bryant: Pioneered Black Nursing Homes for the Elderly
Ida B. Wells: 5 Things You Need to Know About The Woman Who Used Journalism To Stand Up Against White Supremacy And Segregation
Meet Huberto Fauntleroyana Julian: “The Black Eagle of Harlem”
The First Black Woman to Run for the U.S. Presidency: Shirley Chisholm's Legacy
Helen Louise Dillet Johnson: First Black Woman to Teach in a Florida Grammar School
Sarah A. Gray: Early Pioneer Teacher and Founded the St. Rose Institute
RIP Eric Garner: Today Marks The One Year Anniversary Of His Death
Daisy Elliott: One of Michigan's Greatest Civil Rights Activist
E. Russell “Noodles” Smith: Gangster & Entrepreneur Who Dominated the Club Scene in Seattle, WA
List of African-Americans Who Received the Medal of Honor
The Color of Freedom: The Legacy of Colorism
Floyd B. McKissick Visionary of Soul City & Desegregated the University of NC at Chapel Hill Law School
Garfield McConell Langhorn: Medal of Honor Recipient (Highest Military Decoration)
Gertrude Saunders: Took a Beating from Bessie Smith for Affair with Husband
The Story of Krotoa : “The Interpreter From Whom Many South Africans Descended”
Remembering The Forgotten: Calvin Peete, The Golfer Who Paved The Way For Tiger Woods

Cuisine Facts

Southern United States Facts

Sports Facts

Arts Facts

United States Facts

Alveda King on Race Relations and MLK