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Daisy Bates Launched One of the First Black Newspapers and Helped Desegregate Schools
Daisy Bates was a natural-born leader, known commonly as a heroine of the civil rights movement. After getting married, Bates and her husband started a newspaper called The Arka…

More Than 40,000 Black Soldiers Were Killed in the Civil War
Due to the passing of the Emancipation Proclamation, Black men were allowed to serve the US Army and were allowed them to fight for their freedom from slavery. Because of this, …

Cathay Williams, the First Black Female in the U.S. Military, Pretended to Be a Man
In 1866, the U.S. military unknowingly enlisted their first Black female soldier during the Civil War. Her name was Cathay Williams, but she enlisted herself as a man using the …

The Slave Who Cleverly Stole a Confederate Ship and Freed Himself With 15 Others
Robert Smalls was born as a slave in 1839, but later became a free man after he cleverly managed to steal a confederate ship and steer his way to freedom.

MLK Was 15-Years Old When He Finished High School, and 19 When He Graduated College
Dr. Martin Luther King was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and had already graduated from Booker T. Washington High School by the time he was just 15-years old. That same year, in 194…

The FBI Tried to Destroy Martin Luther King, Jr
Through Martin Luther King Jr.’s struggle to liberate people of color from discrimination and oppression, he also dealt with being surveilled by the FBI. In fact, FBI head of do…

Yes, There Were Black Slaves in Mexico and One of Them Changed History
Gaspar Yanga, or Nyanga, was a Prince in the country of Gabon that was later captured and taken to work as a slave at a sugar and alcohol farm in Mexico. Because Mexico is loca…

The History of Black British People in London
Many will be surprised to learn that Black people make up 13.2 percent of the population in England and Wales. However, that number pales in comparison to the whopping 44 percen…

Meet the First Black Federal Judge in the United States
William Hastie was the first African American to become a federal judge. He was appointed President Franklin Roosevelt himself.

What Sparked the L.A. Riots? A 15-Year Old Black Girl Was Killed For "Stealing" Orange Juice
On the morning of March 16, 1991, 15-year old Latasha Harlins was killed by the owner of a convenience store in South Central Los Angeles. She had gone in to buy some orange ju…

This Toothpaste Brand Owned By Colgate Has a Very Racist History
Colgate owns a toothpaste brand called Darlie, which once had a logo that featured a smiling white man in blackface. The popular brand has long been criticized for using racist…

Here's How Albert Einstein Responded to Racism
Albert Einstein, often considered to be a genius and the most influential physicist of his time, is described by credible sources as both a racist and a civil rights activist.�…

10 Years Ago, Detroit Police Shot and Killed This 7-Year Old Girl While She Was Sleeping
In May 2010, Aiyana Stanley-Jones, a 7-year old girl from Detroit, was shot in the head and subsequently killed by Detroit Police as they raided her home after midnight looking…

Miami Police Once Shot an Unarmed Black Man Who Had His Hands Up
In July 2016, 47-year old Charles Kinsey, an African American behavioral therapist from Miami, Florida, was shot and nearly killed by an officer while holding his hands in the …

First Black Woman Judge to Serve on Washington's Supreme Court
In April 2020, Judge G. Helen Whitener became the first African American woman to be appointed to Washington state's Supreme Court. Before becoming a judge, she litigated cri…

Meet the First Black Woman to Cover the White House
Alice Allison Dunnigan had a natural talent for writing, and nothing prevented her from fulfilling her dream of being a journalist. In fact, she was so successful as a journalist…

Malcolm X Murder Case Re-Investigated By DA's Office After Netflix Documentary Reveals New Evidence
Thanks to the findings of a powerful Netflix documentary, the Manhattan District Attorney's office is reexamining the circumstances surrounding the 1965 murder of civil rig…

Who Was Jim Crow? Was He a Real Person?
The name Jim Crow is used to refer to a set of local and state laws that once advocated racial segregation in all public facilities under the mandate of "separate but equa…

Did Black Bounty Hunters and Slave Catchers Really Exist?
In the film Harriet about the heroic life and accomplishment of Harriet Tubman, there is a controversial scene showing a Black bounty hunter that is hunting slaves. Many peopl…

Martin Luther King, Jr. Was Arrested 29 Times For These So-Called Crimes
Everybody knows who Martin Luther King, Jr. is, and what he did as a civil rights hero to contribute to freedom and equality for African Americans. But few people know that MLK…