African-American history

Bill Richmond: The Story of a Freed Slave Who Became a Boxing Legend in England

Bill Richmond was a formerly enslaved African who gained international recognition in England as a boxer. Freed during the American Revolution, he became known for his tactical fighting style, defeating top opponents and training fighters like Tom Molineaux. Despite...

Willie Francis: The Tragic Tale of The Teenager Who Was Executed Twice

Willie Francis was an African American teenager sentenced to death in 1945 after a flawed murder trial. At 17, he survived a botched execution, becoming the first known person to survive the electric chair. However, his appeals failed, and...

Elizabeth Eckford: The Teenager Who Endured a Year of Torment for Enrolling in an All-White School

Elizabeth Eckford, born on October 4, 1941, was one of the Little Rock Nine, the first group of African American students to integrate Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas in 1957. Her bravery became iconic when, on September...

Thomas Moss: The Black Entrepreneur Who Was Lynched by a White Mob and Robbed of His Business in 1892

Thomas Moss was a successful Black entrepreneur and postman in Memphis, Tennessee, known for co-owning the People’s Grocery, a thriving business that provided an alternative to white-owned stores in the area. In 1892, Moss was falsely accused of inciting...

Alex Wilson: The Fearless Journalist Who Paid the Ultimate Cost for Refusing to Run from a White Mob

L. Alex Wilson was a courageous African American journalist and editor who covered key civil rights events, including the Emmett Till case and the Little Rock Nine crisis. In 1957, while reporting on the integration of Little Rock Central...

The Life of Anna Maria Weems, the Teenage Girl Who Escaped Slavery Disguised as a Male Driver

Anna Maria Weems was a black teenager who escaped slavery in Maryland by disguising herself as a male carriage driver. At just 15, she fled her enslaver's home and traveled north, evading capture and enduring numerous challenges. After weeks...

Tom Molineaux: The Enslaved African Who Punched His Way to Freedom in America

Tom Molineaux was an African American boxer who rose from slavery to become one of the most celebrated boxer of his time. Known for his strength and skill, he gained his freedom through boxing and became famous for his...

The Hermosa: How an American Shipwreck in the Bahamas Led to the Liberation of 38 Enslaved Africans

In 1840, the American slave ship Hermosa ran aground in British Bahamas while transporting 38 enslaved Africans from Richmond, Virginia, to New Orleans, Louisiana. British authorities, having abolished slavery in 1833, intervened and freed the captives, sparking a diplomatic...

Remembering Medgar Evers: The Civil Rights Leader Assassinated by a Klansman in 1963

Medgar Wiley Evers was a prominent American civil rights activist, the first field secretary for the NAACP in Mississippi, and a World War II veteran, who dedicated his life to fighting racial segregation and injustice. His efforts to improve...

Lloyd L. Gaines: The Student Who Mysteriously Vanished After Winning a Segregation Case Against the University of Missouri

Lloyd Lionel Gaines was a civil rights pioneer who sued the University of Missouri for denying him admission to its law school solely because he was African American. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in his favor, mandating that Missouri...
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The Great Hanging of Moshi: How Germany Executed 19 Tanzanian Leaders Who Refused to Bow to Colonial Rule

The Great Hanging at Old Moshi, also known as the Great Chagga Conspiracy, was a mass execution that took...