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Black history is the story of African Americans in the United States and elsewhere. Learn about Black History Month, Black leaders, the Great Migration, the civil rights movement and more.
- Civil Rights Movement Timeline
February 1, 1960: Four African American college students in...
- Martin Luther King Jr
On January 30, 1956, Martin Luther King Jr.’s house was...
- Coretta Scott King
After her husband became pastor, Coretta Scott King joined...
- Bree Newsome on Lynda Blackmon Lowery, a Black History Legend
Bree Newsome discusses the impact that everyday citizens...
- Langston Hughes
"I, too, am America," a quote from his 1926 poem, "I, too,"...
- How The NAACP Fights Racial Discrimination
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- Black History Month
The celebration of Black History Month began as “Negro...
- Black Soldiers Stage Sit-In at Fort Hood
On the morning of August 23, 1968, a group of Black soldiers...
- Civil Rights Movement Timeline
14 paź 2009 · After the Civil War, the racist legacy of slavery persisted, spurring movements of resistance. Learn important dates and facts about the African American experience.
African-American history started with the arrival of Africans to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. Former Spanish slaves who had been freed by Francis Drake arrived aboard the Golden Hind at New Albion in California in 1579. [1]
1 dzień temu · African Americans are largely the descendants of enslaved people who were brought from their African homelands by force to work in the New World. Their rights were severely limited, and they were long denied a rightful share in the economic, social, and political progress of the United States.
27 paź 2009 · Black History Month honors the contributions of African Americans to U.S. history. Learn about famous firsts in African American history and other little-known facts.
9 lip 2024 · BlackPast.org has a great interactive African American History Timeline covering events from 1500-2021. Search this visual timeline to learn more, access related articles - that often feature primary source materials - use the filters to narrow your topic, or search by keyword.
After the American Civil War began in 1861, tens of thousands of enslaved African Americans of all ages escaped to Union lines for freedom. Later on, the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, formally freeing slaves in the Confederate States of America.
