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Black History Facts February 11
Before there was Rosa Parks, there was Claudette Colvin.Most people think of Rosa Parks as the first person to refuse to give up their seat on a bus in Montgomery,...
Black History Facts February 11
Before there was Rosa Parks, there was Claudette Colvin.Most people think of Rosa Parks as the first person to refuse to give up their seat on a bus in Montgomery,...
Black History Facts February 10
On this day, Feb. 6, 1820, the very first group of Black Americans returned to Africa.A group of nearly 90 brave men and women voyaged across the Atlantic on the...
Black History Facts February 10
On this day, Feb. 6, 1820, the very first group of Black Americans returned to Africa.A group of nearly 90 brave men and women voyaged across the Atlantic on the...
Black History Facts February 9
Dred Scott Case, argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1856–57. It involved the then bitterly contested issue of the status of slavery in the federal territories. In 1834, his...
Black History Facts February 9
Dred Scott Case, argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1856–57. It involved the then bitterly contested issue of the status of slavery in the federal territories. In 1834, his...
Black History Facts February 8
Eldridge Cleaver (Leroy Eldridge Cleaver), 1935–98, African-American social activist, b. Wabbaseka, Ark. Growing up in Los Angeles, he spent much of 1954–66 in prison for various crimes including rape. In...
Black History Facts February 8
Eldridge Cleaver (Leroy Eldridge Cleaver), 1935–98, African-American social activist, b. Wabbaseka, Ark. Growing up in Los Angeles, he spent much of 1954–66 in prison for various crimes including rape. In...
Black History Facts February 7
Angela Yvonne Davis 1944–, African-American political activist, b. Birmingham, Ala. She taught philosophy (1969–70) at the Univ. of California, Los Angeles, until she was finally denied reappointment because of her...
Black History Facts February 7
Angela Yvonne Davis 1944–, African-American political activist, b. Birmingham, Ala. She taught philosophy (1969–70) at the Univ. of California, Los Angeles, until she was finally denied reappointment because of her...
Black History Facts February 6
Ella Baker - Baker was a driving force in the creation of the country's premier civil rights organizations. After graduating as valedictorian from North Carolina's Shaw University in 1927, Baker...
Black History Facts February 6
Ella Baker - Baker was a driving force in the creation of the country's premier civil rights organizations. After graduating as valedictorian from North Carolina's Shaw University in 1927, Baker...