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Harriet Wilsons Sunday School The author of the first novel
Harriet Wilsons Sunday School The author of the first novel published by a black woman in the U.S. was also a leader of the Spiritualist movement tha...

The black elite in the South of the United States started forming
The black elite in the South of the United States started forming before the American Civil War among free blacks who managed to acquire property. Of ...

Slaves at Christmas! Some slaves saw Christmas as an
Slaves at Christmas! Some slaves saw Christmas as an opportunity to escape. They took advantage of relaxed work schedules and the holiday travel...

African Americans and the Revolutionary War blacks fought on both
African Americans and the Revolutionary War blacks fought on both sides during the Revolutionary WarThe Revolutionary War was an important era for bot...

First Black Woman to Deliver the Mail: “Stagecoach Mary”
First Black Woman to Deliver the Mail: “Stagecoach Mary” Fields A Black Woman Driving a Stage For the record books, delivering the U.S. Mail bore ...

Many Black miners worked along side Chinese, Latin American and
Many Black miners worked along side Chinese, Latin American and European miners, or miners who had come from New England. One of these settlements was...

Abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in
Abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland. He became one of the most famous intellectuals of his time, a...