María Remedios del Valle

María Remedios del Valle (ca. 1768–1847) also known as the “Madre de la Patria” (Mother of the Homeland) was an Afro-Argentine camp follower turned soldier who participated in the Argentine…

The Lei Áurea (Portuguese pronunciation: ; from Portuguese: Golden Law), adopted on May 13, 1888, was the law that abolished slavery in Brazil. It was signed by Isabel, Princess Imperial…

André Pinto Rebouças (13 January 1838 – 9 April 1898) was a Brazilian military engineer, abolitionist and inventor, son of Antônio Pereira Rebouças (1798–1880) and Carolina Pinto Rebouças. Lawyer, member…

Luís Gonzaga Pinto da Gama (21 June 1830 – 24 August 1882) was a Brazilian rábula (self-taught lawyer), abolitionist, orator, journalist and writer, and the Patron of the abolition of…

Freedom House Ambulance Service was the first emergency medical service in the United States to be staffed by paramedics with medical training beyond basic first aid. Founded in 1967 to…

George McJunkin (1856–1922) was an African American cowboy, amateur archaeologist and historian. McJunkin discovered the Folsom site in New Mexico in 1908.

Mary Ellen Pleasant (August 19, 1814 – January 11, 1904) was a 19th-century entrepreneur, financier, real estate magnate and abolitionist. She was arguably the first self-made millionaire of African-American heritage,…

The Battle of Fort Pillow, also known as the Fort Pillow massacre, was fought on April 12, 1864, at Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River in Henning, Tennessee, during the…