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Tag: African American History & Genealogy

Illustration: "The Old Plantation" (anonymous folk painting), late 1700s. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Sleuthing: Reunited Black Families after the Civil War

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on June 14, 2017

An article about how newly-freed Blacks found missing members of their families after the Civil War using “missing person” ads in newspapers... (Read More)

Photo: Langston Hughes, 1943. Credit: Gordon Parks; Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

On This Day: ‘Harlem Renaissance’ Author Langston Hughes Died

By Tony Pettinato on May 22, 2017

An article about the life and death of “Harlem Renaissance” African American author Langston Hughes, who died on 22 May 1967... (Read More)

Photo: Ella Fitzgerald, November 1946. Credit: William P. Gottlieb; Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Women’s History Month: Women of Jazz

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 3, 2017

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about some of the women pioneers in jazz... (Read More)

Photo: Malcolm X waiting for a press conference to begin on 26 March 1964. Credit: Marion S. Trikosko; Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Black Activist Malcolm X Assassinated

By Tony Pettinato on February 21, 2017

An article about the assassination of Black activist Malcolm X on 21 February 1965... (Read More)

Photo: Ronald Harmon “Ron” Brown. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Ron Brown: 1st African American to Lead a Major U.S. Political Party

By Tony Pettinato on February 10, 2017

An article about Ronald Harmon “Ron” Brown being elected chairman of the Democratic Party on 10 February 1989... (Read More)

Photo: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. giving his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington in Washington, D.C., on 28 August 1963. Credit: National Archives and Records Administration; Wikimedia Commons.

Today We Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 16, 2017

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr... (Read More)

Photo: Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback, c. 1875. Credit: Mathew Brady & Levin Corbin Handy; U.S. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Pinckney Pinchback: The Nation’s First African American Governor

By Tony Pettinato on December 9, 2016

An article about Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback becoming the nation’s first African American governor on 9 December 1872... (Read More)

Photo: Rosa Parks being fingerprinted by Deputy Sheriff D. H. Lackey after being arrested for boycotting public transportation, Montgomery, Alabama, February 1956. Credit: Associated Press; Wikimedia Commons.

Rosa Parks Arrest Sparks Montgomery Bus Boycott

By Tony Pettinato on December 1, 2016

An article about the arrest of Rosa Parks on 1 December 1955, which sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott... (Read More)

Photo: Booker T. Washington speaking to a Carnegie Hall audience during his Tuskegee Institute Silver Anniversary lecture, 1906. Note that Mark Twain is seated just behind Mr. Washington. Credit: New York Times; Wikimedia Commons.

Anniversary of Booker T. Washington’s Death: African American Educator and Writer

By Tony Pettinato on November 14, 2016

An article about the life and death of educator, author, and African American leader Booker T. Washington on 14 November 1915... (Read More)

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