(Encyclopedia) Makeba, MiriamMakeba, Miriamməkāˈbə [key], 1932–2008, South African singer. She became the first black South African to achieve international fame and she played a fundamental role in…
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From small acts of defiance to mass marches and meetings, the civil rights movement fought for positive change and won. The movement was formed by people in the 1950s and 60s who would…
Continent: Southern AfricaSchool: Children ages 7 through 15 are required to attend school. Parents must pay fees for their children to attend school, even public schools. All students wear…
"A Work in Progress" What do you feel your obligation is, to the people that you don't know, that you haven't a history with— the descendants of black slaves. What do you owe…
Black activist Born: 1942Birthplace: Monroe, La. Newton, with Bobby Seale, founded the Black Panther Party for Self Defense. Illiterate when he graduated from high school, Newton taught himself how…
sculptorBorn: 1892Birthplace: Green Cove Springs, Florida A major Harlem Renaissance figure, Savage began creating clay figures as a child, but she did not begin formal art studies until she moved…
Read about Benjamin Banneker and George Washington Carver by Ann Marie Imbornoni George Washington Carver Born free in Maryland, Banneker was largely self-taught. He…
(Encyclopedia) Harlem Renaissance, term used to describe a flowering of African-American literature and art in the 1920s, mainly in the Harlem district of New York City. During the mass migration of…
Born: Jan. 27, 1894Football 1st Black All-America RB (1916 at Brown); 1st Black person to play in Rose Bowl; 7-year NFL pro (1920-26); 1st Black NFL coach, at Milwaukee and Hammond, Ind.Died: May 11…
African American Facts, Issues (Affirmative Action, Civil Rights Cases, Top Cities) Black History Month is observed every February in the United States. Learn about recent developments in…
