African American leaders such as authorWilliam Wells Brown, physician and authorMartin R. Delany, and Douglass vigorously recruited Black men into theUnion armed forces. Douglass declared in theNorth Star, “Who would be free themselves must strike the blow.” By the end of the Civil War more...
When we think about the Underground Railroad the first name that comes to most of us isHarriet Tubman. While Tubman was exceptionally heroic, many other women played keys rolls in the efforts to help freedom seekers reach safety. In NE Ohio we have learned the names of men who were property...
Black American Artists/71. Lot 99 Exhibition poster for the Acts of Art Gallery featuring Dindga McCannon and others. Lot 100 Group of 4 pieces of exhibition ephemera from the "Where We At: Black Women Artists" art collective. Lot 101 Romare Bearden. The Olympics: Where Men & Wo...
African American Firsts: Military African American men and women have served the U.S. military with distinction for nearly two hundred years. U.S. Marine: John Martin was recruited to the Marines in 1776 and participated in numerous ship-to-ship battles. Congressional Medal of Honor winner: ...
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Lysander is a distinctive Greek name that could be thought of as a more creative cousin of Alexander. In ancient history, Lysander was the name of an esteemed Spartan naval commander and his literary cred comes from one of the two star-struck young men in Shakespeare'sA Midsummer Night's Dr...
Despite his testimony, all three men were convicted of the murder. Doubts over the guilt of Aziz and Islam persisted, and in 2021 both men were exonerated. In the remaining decade of Elijah Muhammad’s life, the movement was increasingly plagued by violence between members and former members....
Beginning with the Moynihan Report and journalistic reports about Asian Americans as "model minority," Black and Asian men were racialized together, as if "racially magnetized," in an attempt to maintain U.S. liberalism and U.S.-powered globalization. The post-civil rights era names this ...
African American William Anderson of New London wrote, “I stood…listening to the praises of the white heroes…” Commenting on no mention of black soldiers who gave their lives he concluded “…but none more gallantly than the two colored men; and, if the survivors of ...
This research paper aims to explore the representation of African Americans in American cinema, economy, and politics during the period from 1980 to 2010. The paper analyzes the factors contributing to the emergence and visibility of African Americans within these fields, while also addressing the ch...