Black History
African Americans have played a central role in shaping U.S. history. From slavery and its abolition to the Great Migration, the civil rights movement and military, scientific, cultural and political achievements, explore key moments, milestones, facts and figures in Black History.
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See important dates and facts about the African American experience.
Black inventors changed the way we live through their many innovations, from the traffic light to the ironing board.
From a bus boycott to Freedom Rides to a march for fair housing, here are seven events that triggered change.
Black History Month honors the contributions of African Americans to U.S. history. Learn about famous firsts in African American history and other little-known facts.
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Black History Month
A brief look at the history of African Americans and Black History Month.
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The 16th U.S. president was firm in believing slavery was morally wrong, but his views on racial equality were sometimes more complicated.
The six-time MLB All-Star wasn't just a pioneering athlete. His efforts launched a cascade of civil rights advances.
Freedom Riders were groups of white and African American civil rights activists who participated in Freedom Rides, bus trips through the American South in 1961 to protest segregated bus terminals.
Vernon AME Church and the Legacy of the Tulsa Race Massacre
Rev. Dr. Robert Turner recounts the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, during which 37 blocks were destroyed. His church basement served as a sanctuary and remains a symbol of resilience. With *Save Our History*, this legacy is preserved to inspire racial healing.
Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) is a holiday commemorating an effective end of slavery in the United States.
His full radical vision has often been softened and sanitized.
The backwards glide reflects a long and storied history of Black performance.
Born into slavery, Harriet Tubman escaped to freedom in the North in 1849 and then risked her life to lead other enslaved people to freedom.
Harriet Tubman was an escaped enslaved woman who became a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad, leading enslaved people to freedom.
From shipyards to factories to government administrative offices, Black women worked to battle authoritarianism abroad and racism at home.
In his 1984 presidential run, Jackson sought to unite a multiracial, multicultural group of Americans.
Rev. Jackson, who was part of King’s inner circle in 1968—and witnessed his assassination—weighs in on that shocking moment, its turbulent aftermath and carrying forth the dream.
