History has not been good to Onesimus. As smallpox raged across Boston in 1721, the prominent Boston minister Cotton Mather suggested “ye Method of Inoculation” that he had learned from Onesimus, his ...

"Ever heard of Ted Rhodes? There he is, right before Condoleezza Rice." Harvard historian Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham is paging through the index to the eight-volume African American National Biography ...

2011-07-23T17:16:51-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/fb8/300568-07-m.jpgClip: African-American History and Biography Panel Clip: African-American History and ...

One Sunday morning in 1962, history was made when a man named Mal Goode became the first African American correspondent for an American TV news network. Goode debuted with a breaking story on the ...

Discovered method for long-term storage of blood plasma Organized America's first large-scale blood bank Dr. Charles Richard Drew broke barriers in a racially divided America to become one of the most ...

Richard Wright towers in American history as one of the literary giants of our time. His powerful chronicle of the lives of African-Americans and the effect of Jim Crow discrimination of laws left an ...

An author talk on the life and impact of Dr. Matilda Evans, the first African American female physician in South Carolina is scheduled on Tuesday, Aug. 26, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., at the South Carolina ...

Black Lives Matter protests have opened up conversations about the history of privilege, racism, and the lived experiences and identities of black people in America. Now, the distinction between ...

The exploration of heritage through travel offers a transformative experience that connects visitors with the rich tapestry of African American history, resilience and artistic expression. Beyond ...