From 1936 to 1938, over 2,300 former slaves from across the American South were interviewed by writers and journalists under the aegis of the Works Progress Administration. This web site provides an opportunity to read a sample of these narratives, and to
The face of Tim Moore is known to millions as that of George "Kingfish" Stevens, star of the "Amos 'n Andy" television program. What is not so well known is that Moore was literally called out of retirement to play that role. He
This site is devoted to the history of the Fifth Regiment of the U.S. Colored Cavalry, a unit comprised of men of African descent—slaves, ex-slaves, and free men—who fought for the Union cause during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Members of the regi
A bomb hurled from a passing car blasted a crowded Negro church today, killing four girls in their Sunday school classes and triggering outbreaks of violence that left two more persons dead in the streets.
This web page is designed to be a resource for scholarship in Black Studies and the political development of activists in the Black Liberation Movement. Malcolm X: A Research Site has been developed in the spirit of Academic Excellence and Social Responsi
Although the records of the family were destroyed by a fire years ago, Mrs. King places her age at about eighty years. Her husband, Albert King, was the first Negro policeman employed on the Toledo police force. She was the first colored juvenile officer
In the fields and homes of the colonial plantations of the United States in the late eighteenth century, the first intimate relations between African-American and Native-American peoples were forged in their collective oppression at the hands of the "
When Albert Reed died in 1979, he was the oldest and longest practicing dentist in the Glen Cove-Sea Cliff area. He was also the first black dentist to practice full-time on Long Island.
The historical relationship between Native Americans and African-Americans has been called, "one of the longest unwritten chapters in the history of the United States." Unlike the commonly held perception that slavery in America consisted only o
"I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations....I
Born Jan. 26, 1892, in Atlanta, Ga., Coleman grew up picking cotton in Waxahachie, Texas. Raised by her mother alone, she and her brothers and sisters had to work in the cotton fields.
Dr. James Billington, Librarian, Library of Congress has named her "librarian extraordinaire". She referred to herself as "a bibliomaniac". She was also known as a keeper of the keys to the African-American's diaspora, bibliophile
Cathay joined the Thirty-Eighth United States Infantry, Company A, commanded by Captain Charles E. Clarke on November 15, 1866, in St. Louis, Missouri. She enlisted as William Cathay. At that time there were no required medical examinations to enlist and
