Howard Washington Thurman
Howard Washington Thurman (November 18, 1899 – April 10, 1981) was an American author, philosopher, theologian, mystic, educator, and civil rights leader. As a prominent religious figure, he played a…
Granville Tailer Woods
Granville Tailer Woods (April 23, 1856 – January 30, 1910) was an American inventor who held more than 50 patents in the U.S. He was the first African American mechanical…
Gus Savage
https://youtu.be/K9EfYJZXU8U Gus SAVAGE Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives About this object 1925–2015 OFFICE Representative STATE/TERRITORY Illinois PARTY Democrat CONGRESS(ES) 97th (1981–1983), 98th (1983–1985), 99th (1985–1987), 100th (1987–1989), 101st…
District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act
An Act for the Release of certain Persons held to Service or Labor in the District of Columbia, 37th Cong., Sess. 2, ch. 54, 12 Stat. 376, known colloquially as…
Samuel Sharpe
Samuel Sharpe, or Sharp (1801 – 23 May 1832), also known as Sam Sharpe, was an enslaved Jamaican who was the leader of the widespread 1831–32 Baptist War slave rebellion…
Baptist War; Sam Sharp Rebellion 1831 – 1832
The Baptist War, also known as the Sam Sharp Rebellion, the Christmas Rebellion, the Christmas Uprising and the Great Jamaican Slave Revolt of 1831–32, was an eleven-day rebellion that started…
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Hiram Rhodes Revels (September 27, 1827 – January 16, 1901) was an American politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and a college administrator. Born free in North Carolina,…
Slave Bible
Select Parts of the Holy Bible for the use of the Negro Slaves in the British West-India Islands, sometimes referred to as a slave bible, is a censored version of…
Black Hebrew Israelite Founders Frank S. Cherry And William Saunders Crowdy
Black Hebrew Israelites (also called Hebrew Israelites, Black Hebrews, Black Israelites, and African Hebrew Israelites) are groups of African Americans who believe that they are the descendants of the ancient…