Month: April 2022
Louis Southworth, slave who bought his freedom and homesteaded near Oregon coast, chosen as namesake of new park
Updated: Sep. 07, 2021, 9:32 a.m. | Published: Aug. 29, 2021, 7:47 a.m. By Cheri Brubaker | Yachats News Louis Southworth, who traveled the Oregon [more…]
The Trailblazing Black Entrepreneurs Who Shaped a 19th-Century California Boomtown
Though founded by Confederates, Julian became a place of opportunity for people of color—and a model for what the U.S. could look like after the [more…]
Meet Garrett Morgan, The Black Inventor Who Saved Lives With His Creations
By Genevieve Carlton | Checked By Erik Hawkins Published November 9, 2021 / Updated November 10, 2021 Garrett Augustus Morgan didn’t get his due until after his death [more…]
9 Unsung Civil Rights Leaders That You Didn’t Learn About In School
By Kaleena Fraga | Checked By Leah Silverman Published November 3, 2021 Despite their immense contributions to the civil rights movement, these activists were largely [more…]
The Story of Beverly L. Greene, the First Black Woman to Become a Licensed Architect in the U.S.
By CHARLOTTE BEACH MARCH 22, 2022 In your American history and social studies classes growing up, you likely weren’t taught about Beverly L. Greene. Despite [more…]