• This rich cultural history of African Americans outlines their travails, triumphs, and achievements in negotiating individual and collective identities to overcome racism, slavery, and the legacies of these injustices from colonial times to the present. (bloomsbury.com)
  • Historian and lawyer Thomas J. Davis's multi-themed narrative of compelling content provides a historical overview of the rise of African Americans from slavery and segregation in their anti-racist quest to enjoy equal rights and opportunities to reach the American Dream of pursuing happiness. (bloomsbury.com)
  • During the nadir of post-civil-war race relations - the terrible years after 1890 when town after town across the North became all-white 'sundown towns' and state after state across the South prevented African Americans from voting - 'anything but slavery' explanations of the Civil War gained traction. (quizlet.com)
  • Tracing our history from the shackles of slavery to the first Black President of the United States, our African American story is one of struggle, triumph and joy. (democrats.org)
  • The result is a course that traces the Black experience from Africa, through slavery, Jim Crow, and the Civil Rights Movement, but mostly stops around 1980. (motherjones.com)
  • How much did Americans want to confront slavery? (latimes.com)
  • Morrison's last novel adopts the author's quintessential themes of beauty, American blackness versus whiteness, slavery and the ghosts of communal and individual traumas, inholding the lasting injury of rejection for having a skin color which is too dark, hair that is too kinky. (lu.se)
  • She revisits the history of slavery, by putting powerful human faces to harrowing accounts of incest, rape, abuse. (lu.se)
  • The primary aim of this website is to encourage research activity on people of African descent and to provide information to the study of the African Diaspora. (cyndislist.com)
  • I would like to look into this from the point of view that even though we are referring to people of African American descent, other races would have done the same. (bartleby.com)
  • With their arrival in 1528, people of African descent, enslaved and free, were instrumental in the settlement of Spanish Texas. (thestoryoftexas.com)
  • People of African descent were part of the population that settled Texas in the 17th and 18th centuries. (thestoryoftexas.com)
  • Estevanico, also called Esteban, is the earliest known person of African descent to arrive in present-day Texas. (thestoryoftexas.com)
  • It’s the most expensive, biggest museum devoted to people of African descent anywhere in the world, and that makes things complicated. (latimes.com)
  • To commemorate the contributions to our nation made by people of African descent, American historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week. (cdc.gov)
  • Three graduate students in archaeology worked with the Historic Cemetery Advisory Commission in Newport, Rhode Island, to create an interactive map of God's Little Acre, one of the oldest African and African American burial grounds in the country. (brown.edu)
  • PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] - God's Little Acre in Newport, Rhode Island, is one of the oldest burial grounds for Africans and African Americans in the U.S. and the final resting place of untold numbers of individuals. (brown.edu)
  • Preserving the information in this burial ground is an important step in recognizing and celebrating the heritage of Africans and African Americans in Rhode Island more widely. (brown.edu)
  • Eyre knew of Marko from previous work unearthing turn-of-the-century history in Rhode Island: In Fall 2019, Marko taught a Brown course called Archaeology of College Hill, where he supervised an ongoing excavation of a Gilded Age house in Providence. (brown.edu)
  • Join in an interactive discussion about the 2023 African American Cultural Celebration, which serves as the statewide kickoff to Black History Month at the North Carolina Museum of History. (waketech.edu)
  • Black Quotidian explores everyday lives of African Americans in the twentieth century. (cyndislist.com)
  • During the first half of the twentieth century, Woodson heralded the contributions of African Americans and forged an intellectual movement to educate Americans about cultural diversity and democracy. (peacecorps.gov)
  • The story is set in twentieth-century America, in which being consumable is part of a fantasy of flashiness and entireness surfacing, or better blanketing, the sonority of human inner lives: the lives of Bride, Booker, Sweetness. (lu.se)
  • Pledge to support the preservation and celebration of African American history and culture through the NMAAHC and you'll receive information about the museum's progress, construction updates, the 2015 grand opening and upcoming public programs and exhibitions. (thepetitionsite.com)
  • Each February, the Association proposes a theme to guide the celebration of National African American History Month. (archives.gov)
  • In celebration of Black History Month here are a variety of sources on African American United Methodist history from the General Commission on Archives and History Collections. (gcah.org)
  • We are honored to join in the nation's celebration of African American history and the cultural arts. (vmfa.museum)
  • Would it be a somber memorial to centuries of pain and death, or a celebration of the achievements of African Americans, who have persevered despite a system perpetually against them? (latimes.com)
  • It was later expanded to Black History Month in 1976 as part of the nation's bicentennial celebration and has continued as a commemoration of African American accomplishments. (cdc.gov)
  • September 18, 2016 Mae Reeves was one of the first African-American business owners in Philadelphia, where she designed hats for Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne and Marian Anderson. (npr.org)
  • September 15, 2016 The "dark presence" of the bronze and brooding National Museum of African American History and Culture illuminates black history, and by extension, the history of America itself. (npr.org)
  • September 14, 2016 Just 10 days from opening, the National Museum of African American History and Culture is still a construction zone. (npr.org)
  • 2016-09-21T17:26:00-04:00 https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMWIwXC8yMDE2MDkyMTE3MjY1NTAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ== The National Museum of African American History and Culture would open September 24, 2016, on the National Mall. (c-span.org)
  • The National Museum of African American History and Culture would open September 24, 2016, on the National Mall . (c-span.org)
  • In 2016, the Sixty-sixth Regional Committee for Africa endorsed the implementation framework (AFR/RC66/19) for the Global strategy (WHA69.3). (who.int)
  • In the wake of emancipation during the Civil War, African Americans submitted petitions to government entities in greater numbers than ever before to advocate for equal treatment before the law. (loc.gov)
  • Drawing on an archive of digitized African-American newspapers, Matthew F. Delmont guides readers through a wealth of primary resources that reveal how the Black press popularized African-American history and valued the lives of both famous and ordinary Black people. (cyndislist.com)
  • As the United States flag Pledge of Allegiance states "I pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, One nation under God, …with liberty and justice for all" did people really believe in this pledge? (bartleby.com)
  • As researchers become more invested in the history people of color played in the U.S. media, the depth and variety of African American's contributions to media history are being uncovered. (peterlang.com)
  • BlackPast is dedicated to providing a global audience with reliable and accurate information on the history of African America and of people of African ancestry around the world. (blackpast.org)
  • People want to come back to Overtown because of its strong and rich black cultural history," said Nicole Gates, co-owner of one of the neighborhood's newest restaurants, Lil Greenhouse Grill. (visitflorida.com)
  • Texas's enslaved population grew rapidly: while there were 30,000 enslaved people in Texas in 1845, the census lists 58,161 enslaved African Americans in 1850. (thestoryoftexas.com)
  • While many of the voting suppression measures could also impact poor white people, they disproportionately impacted African Americans. (history.com)
  • In 1880, according to the U.S. Bureau of Census, 76 percent of southern African Americans were illiterate, a rate of 55 percent points greater than that for southern white people. (history.com)
  • Their service has led others to volunteer, and has demonstrated the true face of America overseasthe face of caring, motivated, multi-cultural and diverse people. (peacecorps.gov)
  • As an African American, learning the host national language meant something different for me, it showed that I truly cared for the people I worked with. (peacecorps.gov)
  • Since 1961, more than 190,000 Volunteers have helped promote a better understanding between Americans and the people of the 139 countries where Volunteers have served. (peacecorps.gov)
  • I call upon Government officials, educators in schools, colleges, universities, and libraries, and all the people of the United States to observe this month with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs that raise awareness of African American history and invite further inquiry into this area of study. (ucsb.edu)
  • Social groups like the Elks and Prince Hall Masonic Lodge started, in part, because local white people would not let African Americans into their clubs, dances and balls. (ops.org)
  • On February 10, 1976, President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month and called upon people to "seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history. (marian.edu)
  • Reading the framework, it appears that the enduring legacy of that earlier history is not reflected in the course material, which now fails to acknowledge the movements, thinking, and people grappling with that history and advocating for racial justice over the last four decades. (motherjones.com)
  • To the African-Americans, the first question was usually, 'Where are your people from? (swarthmore.edu)
  • His lecture takes us on a culinary history tour designed to restore knowledge of the culture, language and skills of people who work created southern and American cuisine. (swarthmore.edu)
  • According to Marko, work on the database began after Giles Eyre, a local history enthusiast and volunteer with the Historic Cemetery Advisory Commission, reached out to him for recommendations on people or groups who could assist in mapping the location of the grave markers in God's Little Acre. (brown.edu)
  • African American people do not always receive clinical advice to quit smoking. (cdc.gov)
  • In addition, treatment approaches developed by and for Black communities, that build on community values and priorities, may increases the chances that African American people are able to quit tobacco use. (cdc.gov)
  • Share health messages that feature African American people and their experiences. (cdc.gov)
  • doubling of the proportion of older people from 10% to 20% will take a much shorter time in most African countries than in developed countries. (who.int)
  • Aetna devoted its 1997 calendar to the achievements of nutritionists and chefs who can make a difference in the future health of the African American population. (aetna.com)
  • Black History Month is observed every February to learn about, honor and celebrate the achievements of black men and women throughout our nation's history. (constantcontact.com)
  • Perform a standard comprehensive eye examination, such as that outlined in the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Preferred Practice Patterns, on the initial visit. (medscape.com)
  • Used by permission of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. (medscape.com)
  • The 2013 CHDIR also reported that nearly one out of five non-Hispanic blacks and American Indian/Alaska Natives had not completed high school, and at least one out of 10 of these racial/ethnic groups had incomes less than the official poverty threshold in 2013. (cdc.gov)
  • STRANGE FRUIT explores the history and legacy of a song unique in the annals of American music. (academicinfo.net)
  • Professor Kimberly Pellum explores this glamourous and profound history with contributions by dozens of former contestants who share their personal experiences. (arcadiapublishing.com)
  • The stories, artifacts and treasures to be housed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), the newest Smithsonian museum opening in 2015, will remind us of where we've been, the challenges we still face and point us toward what we can become. (thepetitionsite.com)
  • For this year, the Association has chosen "Creating and Defining the African-American Community: Family, Church, Politics, and Culture. (archives.gov)
  • The National Museum of African American History and Culture opened in Washington, D.C., in late September. (npr.org)
  • The museum provides exhibitions and programs that explore the diversity of African American history and culture. (americanheritage.com)
  • The Democratic Party is proud to celebrate the opening of the Museum of African American History & Culture, and all the extraordinary women and men of our past, present and future engaged in the fight for true equality. (democrats.org)
  • The Office of Diversity and Inclusion and The R.E.D Team are sponsoring a trip to Washington, D.C., to explore the National Museum of African American History and Culture. (su.edu)
  • This collection traces the history and culture of African Americans particularly in the Eastern North Carolina region. (ecu.edu)
  • In recognition of Black History Month, VMFA is offering a trio of amazing events highlighting African-American culture in music, film, and literature. (vmfa.museum)
  • Preparations are finalized for the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington. (latimes.com)
  • A theater showing a film about the history of blacks in baseball is part of the sports exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. (latimes.com)
  • Instruments, costumes and other artifacts fill the Taking the Stage section of the fourth floor Culture Galleries at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. (latimes.com)
  • The Washington Monument is framed by a window at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. (latimes.com)
  • Over the years, black Americans have risen to the top across key posts of American culture yet remain underrepresented in the country's march toward prosperity. (latimes.com)
  • When we examine our Nation's history, we discover these and countless other stories that inspire us. (archives.gov)
  • Michael W. Twitty illuminates the connection between the nation's history and its foodways. (swarthmore.edu)
  • Provides detailed lists of resources in African American Archaeology, Cultures and History, divided into topical and regional sections. (cyndislist.com)
  • This fascinating study moves from Africans' early contacts with the Americas to African Americans' 21st-century presence, exploring their role in building the American nation and in constructing their own identities, communities, and cultures. (bloomsbury.com)
  • Serving as a Volunteer in the Peace Corps is a great way to learn more about other cultures, something many African American Volunteers have learned. (peacecorps.gov)
  • Byron Williams, who served in Lesotho from 2003-2005, said, "Working with other cultures opens your mind and eyes to so much more outside of the \'American Perspective. (peacecorps.gov)
  • We reviewed the envelopes' paths and obtained exposure histories and nasal swab cultures from postal workers. (cdc.gov)
  • Again, these stories may not have been examined if not for these authors' commitment to deepening what is known about African Americans' contributions to media and history. (peterlang.com)
  • The agency will participate by recognizing the countless contributions of African Americans Volunteers, whose service to others continues to help promote peace, friendship, and understanding around the world. (peacecorps.gov)
  • The Peace Corps has greatly benefited from the leadership and contributions of African American Peace Corps Volunteers," said Peace Corps Director Ron Tschetter. (peacecorps.gov)
  • During the 2019 Black History Month, we would like to highlight a few of the many military contributions that have been made by African American men and women. (marian.edu)
  • As we mark the 40th year of National African American History Month, let us reflect on the sacrifices and contributions made by generations of African Americans, and let us resolve to continue our march toward a day when every person knows the unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. (marian.edu)
  • W HEN I first began studying history and media, much of the content would focus on stories of Frederick Douglass's The North Star, the Black newspaper Chicago Defender, or Berry Gordy's founding of Motown Records. (peterlang.com)
  • For each era, you'll find a historical Narrative, a Resource Bank of images, documents, stories, biographies, and commentaries, and a Teacher's Guide for using the content of the Web site and television series in U.S. history courses. (ipbhost.com)
  • He graduated magna cum laude from Duke University with a degree in History, focusing on the African diaspora. (constantcontact.com)
  • At the turn of the century, Overtown was a black diaspora community of American southerners and Caribbean immigrants who arrived in Miami to work on oil tycoon Henry Flagler's new railroad. (visitflorida.com)
  • African Americans also served with various of the South Carolina guerrilla units, including that of the "Swamp Fox", Francis Marion, half of whose force sometimes consisted of free Blacks. (wikipedia.org)
  • During the War of 1812, about one-quarter of the personnel in the American naval squadrons of the Battle of Lake Erie were black, and portrait renderings of the battle on the wall of the nation's Capitol and the rotunda of Ohio's Capitol show that blacks played a significant role in it. (wikipedia.org)
  • Many of the gains for African Americans came in forms such as free blacks whom were equal to white men, political participation, and artistic and social expression during the Harlem Renaissance. (bartleby.com)
  • In 1965, approximately 80 percent of the population of Lowndes County was African American, yet no blacks were registered to vote due to outrageous registration requirements. (antiquesandthearts.com)
  • This collection of biographies of prominent Negro men and women of West Virginia is Volume VII of the Biographical History of the American Negro. (cyndislist.com)
  • The city of Ann Arbor has a very colorful history, and some of the best storytellers in Ann Arbor are the African American women interviewed by Lola Jones and her daughter Carole Gibson. (academicinfo.net)
  • In these clips, you'll meet several women who not only tell the story of Ann Arbor, but were actually part of the history. (academicinfo.net)
  • From Sojourner Truth's sermons, to Mary McLeod Bethune's speeches, to the contemporary novels of Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, the voices of African American women have called attention to the twin burdens of racism and sexism and have invited listeners to discover the richness of traditions kept alive in back kitchens and workrooms. (ucsb.edu)
  • In churches and communities, and more recently in universities and statehouses across America, these women have fought extraordinary battles for social, economic, and political empowerment. (ucsb.edu)
  • Because African American young women were not allowed to attend balls and dances with their white peers, the YWCA sponsored alternative events for them. (ops.org)
  • A tribute to the African American men and women who have served in the United States military. (marian.edu)
  • The museum celebrates our champions of justice - extraordinary leaders like Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and so many more - as well as our modern-day history makers like President Barack Obama, and all the ordinary men and women who toiled through our darkest days to forge a brighter future. (democrats.org)
  • Report of the Tobacco Policy Research Group on marketing and promotions targeted at African Americans, Latinos, and women. (cdc.gov)
  • 91% were women and 60% were African American. (cdc.gov)
  • Suicidal behavior in African American women with a history of childhood maltreatment. (bvsalud.org)
  • Collections volunteer Robert Blythe details the history and contents of the African American Police League records in our Abakanowicz Research Center. (chicagohistory.org)
  • In God Help the Child , Toni Morrison, exposes the "Africanist" (an exoticized, derogatory representation of African heritage), and inverts the gaze. (lu.se)
  • Glaucoma was the leading cause of blindness among African-Americans. (who.int)
  • Family history increased the risk of glaucoma four to nine times. (who.int)
  • Artists, engravers and photographers managed to capture and preserve for posterity a variety of images of African Americans throughout the 19th century. (cyndislist.com)
  • The institution's 19th museum, sitting atop 5 acres of the mall's last remaining museum plot, opens at a time when race in America has returned to center stage as the country's defining, polarizing point of debate. (latimes.com)
  • This month, and throughout the year, let us celebrate and remember these stories, which reflect the history of African Americans and all Americans. (archives.gov)
  • As we celebrate African American History Month, let us commit ourselves to raising awareness and appreciation of African American history. (archives.gov)
  • WASHINGTON, D.C., February 1, 2008 - The Peace Corps will join Americans across the globe to celebrate African American History Month in February. (peacecorps.gov)
  • African American History Month provides a special opportunity for teachers and schools to celebrate this ongoing process and to focus on the many African Americans whose lives have shaped our common experience. (ucsb.edu)
  • In this case, African Americans had to fight to mold the country and freedom that they desired. (bartleby.com)
  • McGuire, Danielle L. "It Was like All of Us Had Been Raped": Sexual Violence, Community Mobilization, and the African American Freedom Struggle. (yale.edu)
  • Tyson, Timothy B. "Robert F. Williams: 'Black Power' and the Roots of the African American Freedom Struggle. (yale.edu)
  • At least 5,000 African-American soldiers fought as Revolutionaries, and at least 20,000 served with the British. (wikipedia.org)
  • A more modern photograph by American photographer Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) of the American blues player and social activist Lead Belly realized $5,000. (antiquesandthearts.com)
  • and Bettye Collier Thomas, founder of the National Archives for Black Women's History, Mary McLeod Bethune Council House. (archives.gov)
  • If you value the richness and diversity of the African American experience and want to share how it has helped shape this nation, please help move the NMAAHC's vision of unity and education forward. (thepetitionsite.com)
  • Johnson Haynes Jr., M.D., assistant dean of diversity and inclusion at the USA College of Medicine, was USA's first African American resident, chief medical resident and clinical and basic science faculty member. (southalabama.edu)
  • The military history of African Americans spans from the arrival of the first enslaved Africans during the colonial history of the United States to the present day. (wikipedia.org)
  • The story of the Lacks family is inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal battles over whether we control the stuff we are made of--From publisher description. (who.int)
  • Learn about the challenges faced by today's African-American community. (teachervision.com)
  • Educational and community efforts targeting African Americans are helping to create awareness of the connection between diet, health promotion, and disease prevention. (aetna.com)
  • The legacy of storytelling in the African-American community is rich and historic. (cbsnews.com)
  • By looking at entertainment in North Omaha, we can see the many positive ways African Americans built their community. (ops.org)
  • Understanding how African Americans spent their free time in a segregated city is vital to fully comprehend the Black community in Omaha, Nebraska. (ops.org)
  • The collection highlights African American groups on campus, the civil rights movement, the African American laborers' role in the Southern economy, and the African American community. (ecu.edu)
  • High amounts of sugar, fats, cholesterol and calories are not uncommon in today's African American diet. (aetna.com)
  • Today's schoolchildren are fortunate to grow up in classrooms where they are taught to appreciate all of the many heroes of American history. (ucsb.edu)
  • Let us teach our children, and all Americans, to rise above brutality and bigotry and to be champions of liberty, human dignity, and equality. (archives.gov)
  • As we mourn the loss of this great American, let us honor her by seeking to further the progress made since those early days toward true equality and inclusion. (ucsb.edu)
  • When the two filmmakers premiered their new documentary at the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles in February, they were delighted to learn that James Lawson, one of the leading theorists of nonviolent protest during the civil rights era, was in attendance. (bostonglobe.com)
  • Filmmakers like Oscar Michauex and African-American owned movie companies, like the Lincoln Motion Picture Company founded in Omaha, gave African Americans leading roles and hoped to counter some of the negative stereotypes often portrayed in white-made films. (ops.org)
  • Screening the general population for POAG is most effective if targeted toward those at high risk, such as African Americans and elderly individuals, especially if the screening consists of IOP measurements combined with assessment of optic nerve status. (medscape.com)
  • Silica exposure was determined through blinded assessment of job histories by 3 industrial hygienists, and potential medium- or high-level exposures were confirmed through followup telephone interviews. (cdc.gov)
  • It's a dizzying, almost overwhelming piece of folk art that depicts the genealogical history of an African American family from Virginia. (loc.gov)
  • WILL-TV's Illinois Pioneers looks at African-American history in Champaign, Ill., through the eyes of Estella Merrifield and Hester Suggs, sisters and members of the Nelson family, one of the earliest African-American families in the city. (illinois.edu)
  • Be specific when asking family history (Which family members? (medscape.com)
  • Although a family history of rheumatologic disease does raise the pretest probability of SLE, many patients diagnosed with lupus don't have a family history. (medscape.com)
  • So, let's say we have a high index of suspicion based on presentation and family history. (medscape.com)
  • Family history. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Double Vision to close June 3 at Richmond's Black History Museum An exhibition scheduled to close early next month reflects the growing interaction between the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia. (vmfa.museum)
  • The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is dedicated to representing African American artists throughout the entire year," Director Alex Nyerges says. (vmfa.museum)
  • Viewing Rosa Parks' dress or Louis Armstrong's trumpet can ignite a moment that doesn't just teach us about history, but about ourselves. (thepetitionsite.com)
  • Should the museum be a home for African Americans on America's "front lawn" - once surrounded by slave auctions - or a place to teach others, namely white Americans, about a history they may not fully understand? (latimes.com)
  • Miami's historic black neighborhoods - and their restaurants - reflect a blend of ancestry from the Caribbean West Indies, West Africa and the Old South. (visitflorida.com)
  • Additionally, 76 are serving in Latin America, the Caribbean or the Pacific, and 38 are serving in Europe or Asia. (peacecorps.gov)
  • The purpose of this course is to examine the African American experience in the United States from 1863 to the present (2010). (yale.edu)
  • While southern legislatures claimed that poll taxes for voting were designed to raise state revenue, to many white political leaders, the main purpose was to suppress the African American vote. (history.com)
  • Following the ratification in 1870 of the 15th Amendment , which barred states from depriving citizens the right to vote based on race, southern states began enacting measures such as poll taxes, literacy tests, all-white primaries, felony disenfranchisement laws, grandfather clauses, fraud and intimidation to keep African Americans from the polls. (history.com)
  • In 1984, Vanessa Williams broke the race barrier to become Miss America, but she was not the first Black woman to wear a pageant crown. (arcadiapublishing.com)
  • Polls show Americans more divided by race than they have been in years. (latimes.com)
  • Despite progress in some of these areas, disparities in quality of life for African Americans and other minority groups remain, and key health outcomes vary greatly by race, sex, socioeconomic status, and geographic location. (cdc.gov)
  • Black beauty pageants created a distinctive and celebrated cultural tradition during some of the most dismal times in the country's racial history. (arcadiapublishing.com)
  • Companion web site to the PBS documentary film about the largest internal migration in U.S. history - the move that led millions of African Americans from the South to the cities of the North and West of the United States. (cyndislist.com)
  • Best-known from Billie Holiday's haunting 1939 rendition, the song 'Strange Fruit' is a harrowing portrayal of the lynching of a black man in the American South. (academicinfo.net)
  • I've polled thousands of high school history teachers and spoken about the war to audiences across the country, and there is little agreement even about why the South seceded. (quizlet.com)
  • another all-African-American unit came from Haiti with French forces. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the wake of the passage of the 15th Amendment and Reconstruction, several southern states enacted laws that restricted Black Americans' access to voting. (history.com)
  • One hundred fifty years after the Civil War began, we're still fighting it - or at least fighting over its history. (quizlet.com)
  • Through their memories and photos, the program chronicles a portion of history from the Civil War through the Civil Rights protests of the late 1960s. (illinois.edu)
  • A free, searchable directory for online history projects that can help further Black History research. (cyndislist.com)
  • In recognition of Black History Month, we hear from leading voices about the impact of stories through history, as well as the personal experiences that inspired them. (cbsnews.com)
  • Follow @CBSThisMorning on Instagram , Twitter and Facebook to hear CBS News correspondents sharing what black history means to them. (cbsnews.com)
  • In 1915, Carter Godwin Woodson, the father of Black history, founded the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History. (archives.gov)
  • Donate today to help us advance Black history education and foster a more inclusive understanding of our shared cultural heritage. (blackpast.org)
  • ISB Honors African American Muslims during Black History Month! (constantcontact.com)
  • Moderated by Ida Jones, assistant curator of manuscripts at the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center of Howard University, the discussion will focus on the extent to which Dr. Carter G. Woodson's pioneering work in black history shaped the African American ethos toward historic preservation, and the role of African Americans in creating and protecting their "untold stories. (archives.gov)
  • February is Black History Month. (marian.edu)
  • Last year's Black History Month's theme was "African Americans in Times of War. (marian.edu)
  • Welcome to Black History Month! (motherjones.com)
  • VMFA is showcasing African American artists in honor of Black History Month. (vmfa.museum)
  • The show is now preserved online by the American Archive of Public Broadcasting, a joint project of the Library of Congress and the Boston public broadcaster GBH. (loc.gov)
  • Since Congress funded the museum in 2003, the nation's first black president was elected, and the Black Lives Matter movement rose to prominence with protests over police shootings of black Americans. (latimes.com)
  • During African American History Month and throughout the year, we must embrace the diverse strands of our story so that all children can see themselves in our Nation's past and know that they have a role to play in seizing the future's countless opportunities. (ucsb.edu)
  • The museum will use the history of African Americans as a lens into what it means to be an American. (thepetitionsite.com)
  • Notable African American Peace Corps Volunteers include Martin Puryear (Sierra Leone 1964-1966), a sculptor whose post-minimalist work was recently featured in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. (peacecorps.gov)
  • The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is the world's largest institution dedicated to the African American experience. (americanheritage.com)
  • The biggest challenge in opening up a national museum about African American history? (latimes.com)
  • When the newest Smithsonian museum opens Sept. 24 with a dedication led by President Obama and attended by President George W. Bush, it will weave stories of despair together with those of triumph, packing more than 400 years of history into 105,000 square feet of exhibition space. (latimes.com)
  • It's not the the climate that Bunch - a black man who previously led the Chicago History Museum and was the first history curator at the California African American Museum when it opened in Los Angeles in 1984 - expected. (latimes.com)
  • Conclusions: Patients with elevated fatigue and African Americans patients were more likely to experience diminished employment participation after definitive surgical treatment. (cdc.gov)
  • John Lewis in Nashville (Primary Title), Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement (Portfolio Title), 1962-64, printed 2015, Danny Lyon (American, born 1942), gelatin silver print. (vmfa.museum)