African American History
Discover the people and events that shaped African American history, from enslavement and activism to the Harlem Renaissance and Civil Rights Movement.
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Little Known Important Black Americans
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How Martin Luther King Jr. Day Became a Federal Holiday
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What Is Black History Month and How Did It Begin?
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Kwanzaa: 7 Principles to Honor African Heritage
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Biography of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad
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4 Pan-African Leaders You Should Know
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African Americans in the Revolutionary War
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4 Publications of the Harlem Renaissance
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The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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Afrofuturism: Imagining an Afrocentric Future
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Women of the Black Arts Movement
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6 Revealing Autobiographies by African American Thinkers
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Mary Mcleod Bethune: Educator and Civil Rights Leader
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Banned Books by African-American Authors
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Black American Firsts of the 18th Century
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African-American Businesswomen in the Jim Crow Era
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Famous Players in the Negro Baseball Leagues
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Black American Firsts in Film and Theatre
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How the Definition of African American History Has Evolved
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The Black Struggle for Freedom
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Hip Hop Culture Timeline: 1970 to 1983
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Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller: Visual Artist of the Harlem Renaissance
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African-American Playwrights
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The Story of Nat Turner's Rebellion
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3 Major Ways Enslaved People Showed Resistance to a Life in Bondage
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Abolitionist Pamphlet Campaign
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The Underground Railroad
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Fugitive Slave Act
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How Women Abolitionists Fought Enslavement
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The Missouri Compromise
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Biography of John Brown
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What Were the Top Causes of the Civil War?
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Background and Significance of the Emancipation Proclamation
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The Black Codes and Why They Still Matter Today
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The Powerful Congressional Faction That Championed Reconstruction
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Timeline History of the Ku Klux Klan
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The Origins, Purpose, and Proliferation of Pan-Africanism
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5 Leaders of the Harlem Renaissance
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The Role of Black Americans in World War I
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Understanding Jim Crow Laws
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The Power of the Press: Black American News Publications in the Jim Crow Era
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A Profile of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
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The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee's Role in Civil Rights
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Civil Rights Movement Timeline From 1951 to 1959
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Civil Rights Movement Timeline From 1960 to 1964
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Civil Rights Movement Timeline From 1965 to 1969
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10 Essential Civil Rights Songs
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The History of Redlining
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5 Key Events in Affirmative Action History
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A Short History of the War on Drugs
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5 Common Misconceptions About Black Lives Matter
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Guide to Being an Anti-Racism Activist
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Kneeling During the National Anthem: History of the Peaceful Protest
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Biography of Activist Bobby Seale
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Biography of Amiri Baraka
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Biography of Assata Shakur
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Biography of Fred Hampton, Black Panther Party Leader
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Biography of Ma Rainey, Mother of the Blues
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Biography of Huey Newton, Co-Founder of the Black Panthers
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Biography of Stokely Carmichael, Civil Rights Activist
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10 of the Most Important Black Women in U.S. History