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Anthony Crawford: The Wealthy Black Man Who Was Lynched for Arguing with a White Man in 1916

Anthony Crawford was a very successful Black entrepreneur, whose life took a tragic turn in 1916 when a disagreement over cottonseed prices led to his arrest and, ultimately, his lynching at the hands of a white mob.

Tulsa Race Massacre: A White Mob Destroyed America’s Wealthiest Black Neighborhood On This Day In 1921

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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Elijah McCoy: The Black Inventor Behind One of History’s Greatest Engineering Innovations

Elijah McCoy was an African-Canadian mechanical engineer and inventor, born to parents who had escaped slavery. He is best...