Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Washington D.C. was America’s first black public high school. Named after black poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, the high school…
Fearn Plantation in Danville, Virginia was the last capital of the Confederacy. Thomas Fearn purchased the land in 1783 from William Wynn, both of whom…
In contemporary art history, 30-something year old black artist, Kara Walker is best known for her life-size black silhouettes that bring an artistic vision to…
Commander Titus Hall was the first African American two-star general to lead the base at Wright-Patterson Air Force base. After graduating from Tuskegee Institute with…
Bass Reeves was a Paris, Texas-born slave who become one of the toughest men of the frontier in history. Owned by farmer and politician George…
DaVita Vance-Cooks was just named the nation’s public printer, making her both the first female and the first African American to lead the Government Printing…
Students in Maryland Eastern Shore are currently excavating land that is believed to be the oldest and first free black community in the United States.…
Tennessee representative Lois DeBerry was one of the longest-serving women lawmakers in the nation. She was the first black woman elected to the General Assembly…
Moses Mathis was a resident of the Tiffany Pines neighborhood in Fayetteville, NC. He was best known as “The Bicycle Man.” By 1990, Mathis was…
A town crier is defined as “an officer of the court who makes public announcements and royal proclamations.” As early as the 15th and 16th…
A plaque honoring America’s first black Army infantry, the 54th Regiment, now sits at the corner of Beacon and Park Streets in Boston. The Shaw…
In a gripping story of war and courage, Ensign Jesse L. Brown, the U.S. Navy’s first black pilot, died when his plane’s fuel line took…
