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May 14, 2024 · African American Real Estate Magnate. Bridget “Biddy” Mason was born into slavery on August 15, 1818 in Mississippi. She was given the name Bridget without a surname, and was later nicknamed Biddy. She was owned by slaveholders in Georgia and South Carolina before being returned to Mississippi.
Apr 25, 2024 · This course covers African-American history from the Colonial period to the present. Topics include African origins, the slave trade, the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Jim Crow era, the civil rights movement, and contributions of African Americans.
May 13, 2024 · Sam Taylor (1896-1973) The founder and long-time owner of Taylor Electric Company, Samuel “Sam” Taylor, was born in Montgomery, Alabama, on April 9, 1896, the son of Rufus and Martha Taylor. His father and two brothers, William and Martin, and later Sam himself, worked in the coal mines …. Read More. May 2, 2024 contributed by: Kathleen ...
Apr 29, 2024 · African American Cemetery, from 1895 Non-invasive geophysical survey conducted 2019. This African American cemetery, established in 1895, was named for abolitionist Frederick Douglass. The cemetery is abandoned and is maintained by the City of Alexandria. The eastern half of the cemetery shows a pattern of burials in sequence of when people died.
May 9, 2024 · Katherine Johnson (born August 26, 1918, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, U.S.—died February 24, 2020, Newport News, Virginia) was an American mathematician who calculated and analyzed the flight paths of many spacecraft during her more than three decades with the U.S. space program. Her work helped send astronauts to the Moon.
May 5, 2024 · Zora Neale Hurston (born January 7, 1891, Notasulga, Alabama, U.S.—died January 28, 1960, Fort Pierce, Florida) was an American folklorist and writer associated with the Harlem Renaissance who celebrated African American culture of the rural South. Although Hurston claimed to be born in 1901 in Eatonville, Florida, she was, in fact, 10 years ...
May 16, 2024 · Some Black comedians and rappers are also on this list, having found success in the world of film as well. The actors that are featured on this list include some of the best actors of all time, including Morgan Freeman, Don Cheadle, Samuel L. Jackson, Ossie Davis, Forest Whitaker, Danny Glover, and Eddie Murphy.
