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Comprising 10% of the Union Army, Black troops played a vital role in the American Civil War
By Catherine McNiff Emancipation Proclamation…
by Elissa Haney Dr. Carter G. Woodson
Americans have recognized Black history annually since 1926, first as "Negro History Week" and later as "Black History…
Notable Civil Rights Leaders
The Little Rock Nine pictured with Daisy Bates, the president of the Arkansas NAACP. Browse more African-American biographies by category:…
SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLESSPAGHETTIFICATIONFIND OUT MOREWhen the biggest stars explode as supernovas, their cores collapse in on themselves under gravity to become black holes. These regions…
Distributor:Weston Woods A child imagines the very worst on his first day of school in this animated version of Mike Thaler’s and Jared Lee’s book. Diana Canova and Jonathan Lipnicki narrate.…
(Encyclopedia) Robinson, Bill, 1878–1949, African-American tap dancer popularly known as “Bojangles,” b. Richmond, Va., as Luther Robinson. An influential virtuoso tap dancer, he was a tap innovator…
(Encyclopedia) Temple, Shirley, 1928–2014, American child film star, b. Santa Monica, Calif., as Shirley Jane Temple. She started in movies at three-and-a-half and starred in her first feature (Stand…
(Encyclopedia) Congressional Black Caucus, organization of African-American members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Founded in 1970, it addresses legislative concerns of African Americans and…
