Black history in the United States is a rich and varied chronicle of slavery and liberty, oppression and progress, segregation and achievement. Though captive and free Africans were likely present in the Americas by the 1400s, the kidnapped men, women and children from Africa who were sold firs...
The 1920s, often called the Roaring Twenties, is synonymous with the Jazz Age and the Harlem Renaissance. Black musicians, visual artists, and writers were able to achieve great fame and notoriety for their work during this period. Black students were establishing fraternities and sororities on co...
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Edward S. Curtis:In a Piegan LodgeIn a Piegan Lodge, photograph by Edward S. Curtis, c. 1910. The earlyhistoryof the Blackfoot is unclear. Early scholars in particular believed, on the basis of linguistic evidence, that the Blackfoot migrated from theGreat Lakesregion to theGreat Plainsso...
Black nationalism is a political and social movement that became prominent in the 1960s and early ’70s in the United States. The movement sought to acquire economic power and to infuse among Black Americans a sense of community and group feeling.
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It’s a unique experience to relive American history from the eyes of our international neighbors, and it speaks to the power of the Black Power movement not just in our country, but abroad. Much of this documentary is made of found footage, giving the audience a completely new look at ...
In the 1970s, the week expanded into a month and became nationally recognized by President Gerald R. Ford. While it has been expanded upon by many Black figures in history, Black History Month reminds us to reflect and celebrate the contributions of descendants of the African Diaspora. Black ...
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Portrait of Ida B. Wells, 1920.Chicago History Museum / Getty Images In June:Opera soprano Sissieretta Jones becomes the first Black American to perform at Carnegie Hall. Jones will be "heralded as the greatest singer of her generation and a pioneer in the operatic tradition at a time when...