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• Muhammad Ali

  Muhammad Ali was a symbol of black pride and defiance during the 1960s. He was outspoken and boastful, and as his professional boxing career progressed, it became clear why he was called "the greatest"--his Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 29, 2009 11:00 PM from About African-American History | (Comments Off)

• W.C. Handy: The Father of the Blues

  He was not the inventor of blues music, but W.C. Handy was dubbed the "Father of the Blues.” Handy was not only instrumental in the development of blues improvisation, but he was an important part of introducing Read More... Posted Sunday, September 27, 2009 11:00 PM from About African-American History | (Comments Off)

• Hiram Revels: America's First Black Senator

  Hiram Revels was not necessarily an extraordinary U.S. Senator, but he was the first one of African American descent. During the Reconstruction era, Revels, a minister and teacher, emerged from Mississippi’s Read More... Posted Thursday, September 24, 2009 11:00 PM from About African-American History | (Comments Off)

• Maria Stewart

  At a time when American society relegated women to the domestic sphere, Maria W. Stewart immersed herself into the position of a public political activist. While her career in the public sphere was short, Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 22, 2009 11:00 PM from About African-American History | (Comments Off)

• Important Civil Rights Movement Demonstrations

  The events and demonstrations during the civil rights movement led to the eventual demise of legalized segregation. The movement started with the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education and came to an end Read More... Posted Sunday, September 13, 2009 11:00 PM from About African-American History | (Comments Off)

• Garrett Morgan

  Inventor Garrett Morgan started out his career as a sewing machine adjuster, but his creativity and intelligence led him on a new path. Among his numerous ideas, Morgan invented the gas mask and the traffic Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 09, 2009 11:00 PM from About African-American History | (Comments Off)

• Images of Racial Segregation Signs

  By the 1890s, as the gains of Reconstruction were stripped away southern states began enacting Jim Crow laws to enforce separate facilities for blacks and whites. This is a collection of photographs of Read More... Posted Monday, September 07, 2009 11:00 PM from About African-American History | (Comments Off)

• Olympic Athlete, Carl Lewis

  The winner of nine track and field Olympic gold medals and considered one of the greatest athletes of all time, Carl Lewis’ amazing career spanned from the 1980s through mid 1990s.Take a look at some of Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 01, 2009 11:00 PM from About African-American History | (Comments Off)