A.U.M.P. Church
The African Union First Colored Methodist Protestant Church and Connection, usually called “the A.U.M.P. Church,” is a Methodist denomination. It was chartered by Peter Spencer (1782–1843) in Wilmington, Delaware, in…
Clara Brown
Clara Brown (c. 1800–1885) was a former enslaved woman from Virginia and Kentucky who became a community leader, philanthropist and aided settlement of former slaves during the time of Colorado’s…
Queen Amanirenas
Amanirenas (also spelled Amanirena) was a queen of the Kingdom of Kush from c. 40 BC to c. 10 BC. Her full title was Amnirense qore li kdwe li (“Ameniras,…
Marie-Joseph Angélique
Marie-Josèphe dite Angélique (died June 21, 1734) was the name given by her last owner to a Portuguese-born black slave in New France (later the province of Quebec in Canada).…
Donald L. Hollowell
Donald Lee Hollowell (December 19, 1917 – December 27, 2004) was an American civil rights attorney during the Civil Rights Movement, in the state of Georgia. He successfully sued to…