African Meeting House
The African Meeting House, also known variously as First African Baptist Church, First Independent Baptist Church and the Belknap Street Church, was built in 1806 and is now the oldest…
Matthew Henson
Matthew Alexander Henson (August 8, 1866 – March 9, 1955) was an African-American explorer who accompanied Robert Peary on seven voyages to the Arctic over a period of nearly 23…
Emancipation Day
Emancipation Day is observed in many former European colonies in the West Indies and parts of the United States on various dates to commemorate the emancipation of slaves of African…
Alice Coachman
Alice Marie Coachman Davis (November 9, 1923 – July 14, 2014) was an American athlete. She specialized in high jump and was the first black woman to win an Olympic…
Jonathan P. Jackson
Jonathan Peter Jackson (June 23, 1953 – August 7, 1970) was an American militant activist who died of gunshot wounds sustained during an armed invasion of the Marin County Civic…
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark U.S. federal statute that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the…
Black Inventors And Scientists
African Americans have been the victims of oppression, discrimination and persecution throughout American history, with an impact on African-American innovation according to a 2014 study by economist Lisa D. Cook,…
Clarence Sumner Greene, Sr
Clarence Sumner Greene, Sr.: the first African-American neurosurgeon Shearwood McClelland 3rd et al. Neurosurgery. 2006 Dec. Largely because of the advances of the Civil Rights movement in the mid-20th century,…