The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, nicknamed the “Six Triple Eight“, was an all-black battalion of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC). The 6888th had 855 black women, both enlisted and…
Alonzo Clemons
Alonzo Clemons (born 1958) is an American savant and sculptor from Boulder, Colorado. He suffered a severe brain injury as a child that left him with a developmental disability. He…
Groveland Four
The Groveland Four (or the Groveland Boys) were four African American men, Ernest Thomas, Charles Greenlee, Samuel Shepherd, and Walter Irvin. In July 1949, the four were accused of raping…
Sarah Rector
Sarah Rector, also known as Sarah Rector Campbell and Sarah Campbell Crawford, (March 3, 1902 – July 22, 1967) was an American oil magnate who was known as the “Richest…
Elizabeth Jennings Graham
Elizabeth Jennings Graham (March 1830 – June 5, 1901) was an African-American teacher and civil rights figure.
Cécile Fatiman
Cécile Fatiman (1771-1883), was a Haitian vodou priestess, a mambo. She is famous for her participation in the vodou ceremony at Bois Caïman, which is considered to be one of…
An act for preventing Negroes Insurrections” (1680)
“An act for preventing Negroes Insurrections” (1680) ORIGINAL IMAGES CONTEXT On June 8, 1680, the General Assembly passed “An act for preventing Negroes Insurrections” in response to enslavers’ paranoia that…
1985 Move Bombing
The 1985 MOVE bombing was the destruction of residential homes in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, by the Philadelphia Police Department during a standoff with the…
Dandara dos Palmares
Dandara (full name in Portuguese: Dandara dos Palmares) was an Afro-Brazilian warrior of the colonial period of Brazil and was part of the Quilombo dos Palmares, a settlement of Afro-Brazilian…
Brown Babies
Brown Babies is a term used for children born to black soldiers and white women during and after the Second World War. Other names include “war babies” and “occupation babies.”…