AUGUST 21
1831—The Nat Turner slave rebellion begins in Southampton, Va. It was the best organized and most deadly slave revolt in American history....
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by David M. Houston, George Mason University and Alyssa Barone, George Mason University
When...
GARRETT A. MORGAN
FEBRUARY 28
1708—One of the first recorded slave revolts in American history takes place on Newton, Long Island (New York). Seven Whites...
President Barack Obama presents NBA champion and human rights advocate Bill Russell the Medal of Freedom on Feb. 15, 2011.
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Howard Manly, The...
THE BANJO by HENRY OSSAWA TANNER
October 18
1917—“Dizzy” Gillespie, bandleader and pioneer of “B-bop Jazz,” is born John Birks Gillespie in Cheraw, S.C.
1945—Actor, singer, activist...
O.J. SIMPSON
September 27
1817—Hiram R. Revels is born free in Fayetteville, N.C. Revels becomes the first Black to serve in the United States Senate...
According to MSNBC, Arkansas public schools have made the decision not to recognize the Advanced Placement (AP) African American studies course for college credit starting...
In this 1853 painting, George Washington stands among Black field workers.
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by Calvin Schermerhorn, Arizona State University
If there was anyone who knew the rewards...
Joshua Houston leads a Juneteenth Parade in Huntsville, Texas, in a photo circa 1900.
Sam Houston Memorial Museum and Republic of Texas Presidential Library
by Jeffrey...
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks to supporters before signing a bill that creates education savings accounts in January 2023.
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by Christopher Lubienski, Indiana...
