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Margaret Garner, the Runaway Slave Who Killed Her Own Daughter Rather Than Return Her to Slavery
Margaret Garner was a runaway slave who gained national attention in 1856 when she killed her own daughter rather than return her to slavery.
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The Inspiring Life and Legacy of Madam C.J. Walker, the First African American Millionaire
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Madam C.J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove, was the first self-made African American millionaire in the United States. She was a pioneering entrepreneur, philanthropist, and activist.
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The Maji Maji Rebellion: How African Rebels Held Their Own Against Germans Colonialists for Two Years
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The Maji Maji Rebellion was a large-scale uprising that took place in the German East African colony (present-day Tanzania) between 1905 and 1907.
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Cathay Williams: The Trailblazing Woman Who Disguised Herself as a Man to Serve in the US Army
Cathay Williams was an African American woman who is notable for being the first known female African American to enlist and serve in the United States Army.
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How Enslaved Black Women Resisted Slave Breeding By Using Cotton Roots as Contraceptives
Slave breeding was a slave multiplication agenda. It was implemented by slave owners through a forced sexual relation between the male and female slaves and between masters and their female slaves.
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The Forgotten Story of George Bridgetower, the Black Violinist Who Inspired Beethoven
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Bridgetower was a biracial Afro-European musician who started playing the violin at the young age of 10. He is well known for inspiring Beethoven's
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The Virginia Killing Act of 1669: the Law That Made It Legal to Kill a Slave
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The Virginia casual killing act of 1669 declared that, should a slave be killed as a result of extreme punishment, the master should not face charges for the murder.
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Tulsa Race Massacre: A White Mob Destroyed America’s Wealthiest Black Neighborhood On This Day In 1921
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Tulsa race massacre of 1921, also called Tulsa race riot of 1921, is one of the most severe incidents of racial violence in United State's history.
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Ota Benga: the Sad Tale of the Man Who Was Kept in a New York Zoo
Ota Benga's family was killed, he was taken as a slave, and he lived in the Bronx Zoo's monkey house as a human exhibit.
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Thomas-Alexandre Dumas: the First Black General in the French Army
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas is the first ever black man to lead a European army. He was the first person of color in the French military to become brigadier general, the first to become divisional general, and the first to become general-in-chief of a French army.
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Black Laws of 1804: The Statutes that Governed the Lives of African Americans in Ohio in the 19th Century
The Ohio Black Laws of 1804 were some of the earliest legal codes that explicitly discriminated against African Americans. These laws, enacted by the state legislature imposed numerous restrictions on the rights and freedoms of African Americans living in the state.
