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10 hours ago · James G. Birney (1792–1857), an attorney and planter who freed his slaves and became an abolitionist. [40] James Blair (c. 1788 –1841), British MP who owned sugar plantations in Demerara. [41] Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), wealthy slave owner who became a Latin American independence leader and eventually an abolitionist.
10 hours ago · The 2010 U.S. Census further specifies the number of Americans who identified with each racial and ethnic group; in 2010, 38.9 million identified as African American, 14.6 million as Asian American, 2.9 million as American Indian or Alaskan Native and 50.4 million as Hispanic or Latino.
10 hours ago · The culture of the Southern United States, Southern culture, or Southern heritage, is a subculture of the United States. From its many cultural influences, the South developed its own unique customs, dialects, arts, literature, cuisine, dance, and music. [ 2 ] The combination of its unique history and the fact that many Southerners maintain ...
10 hours ago · The global African diaspora is the worldwide collection of communities descended from people from Africa, predominantly in the Americas. [47] The African populations in the Americas are descended from haplogroup L genetic groups of native Africans. [48][49] The term most commonly refers to the descendants of the native West and Central Africans ...
10 hours ago · Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, as he was vice president at that time. Johnson was a Democrat who ran with Abraham Lincoln on the National Union Party ticket, coming to office as ...
10 hours ago · Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair 2024. October 26, 2024 - 10am - 4pm. Come experience the Tulisoma Book Fair at the African American Museum. Tulisoma – a Swahili word that means “we read” – is a community-based festival promoting literacy and the arts in the South Dallas/Fair Park area.
10 hours ago · Lyndon Baines Johnson (/ ˈlɪndənˈbeɪnz /; August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He became president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, under whom he had served as the 37th vice president from 1961 to 1963.
