By Shelby Amspacher; Intern, Department of Education and Visitor Services Standing six feet tall and powerful, many bandits learned to stay clear of Stagecoach Mary in the American Old West.…
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WALTER SAMUEL MCAFEE (1914-1995)
POSTED ON JANUARY 9, 2015 CONTRIBUTED BY: CHRISTOPHER KINSON Walter Samuel McAfee, theoretical physicist, professor, and civil servant was born in Ore City, Texas to Susie and Luther McAfee on September 2, 1914. His…
Elizabeth Eckford made history at age 15. Here’s the full story behind the iconic photo.
By Annie Reneau 02.05.22 On September 4, 1957, nine students arrived at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas for their first day of school. They were bright students, chosen…
Inside The Little-Known History Of America’s Sundown Towns — Which Banned Black People After Dark
By Bernadette Giacomazzo | Checked By Jaclyn AnglisPublished September 21, 2021 For much of the 20th century, thousands of all-white American towns forbade Black people from being within the city…
How Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” Shocked Listeners With Its Brutal Confrontation of Racism
BY KENNETH PARTRIDGE OCTOBER 6, 2021 According to recent findings by the Equal Justice Initiative, nearly 4000 Black individuals were lynched by white Southerners in the United States between 1877 and 1950. These…
Forgotten Heroine, Ethel Payne: Pioneer of the Black Press
Tammy Gibson, Contributing Writer October 8, 2021 Ethel L. Payne had a front seat in history. Known as the First Lady of the Black Press, Payne’s career as a ground-breaking…
How the Freedman’s Savings Bank Failed Formerly Enslaved Americans
By: Dave Roos | Feb 15, 2022 During the American Civil War, nearly 180,000 Black Americans fought for the Union, many of them escaped former slaves. They were paid for their service, albeit less than white…
Meet William Harvey Carney, The Fearless Civil War Soldier Who Never Let The American Flag Fall In Battle
By Kaleena Fraga | Checked By Leah Silverman Published February 22, 2022 Updated February 23, 2022 As one of the first Black men to receive the Medal of Honor, William Harvey Carney made history for…
The Story Of The 1919 Elaine Race Massacre That You Didn’t Learn In School
By Genevieve Carlton | Checked By Jaclyn AnglisPublished December 30, 2021 In 1919, Black sharecroppers in Arkansas tried to organize for better wages — until a white mob and U.S. troops murdered hundreds of…
National Inventors Hall of Fame will induct two Black women for the first time in history
Ophthalmologist Dr. Patricia Bath and computer engineer Marian Croak will join the likes of Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and Steve Jobs. BY CONNIE LIN The National Inventors Hall of Fame, which…