#AfricanAmericanHistory

The African American Museum at the England Manor

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1 day ago

America’s First Daily Black Newspaper M. Alexis Scott, former publisher of Atlanta Daily World, shares the story of America’s first daily black newspaper. From its founding in 1928 by her grandfa…

America's First Daily Black Newspaper

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The African American Museum at the England Manor

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1 day ago

GPB Education on Instagram: “Did you know Atlanta is home to one of the oldest Black newspapers in the U.S.? 📰 Founded in 1928, the @AtlantaDailyWorld became a powerful voice for Black news, business, and civil rights. This Black History Month, we honor its impact! #gahistory #dyk #georgia” 35 likes, 1 comments - gpbeducation on February 24, 2025: “Did you know Atlanta is home to one of the oldest Black newspapers in the U.S.? 📰 Founded in 1928, the @AtlantaDailyWorld became a powerful voice for Black news, business, and civil rights. This Black History Month, we honor its impact! #gahistory #dyk #georgia”.

The Atlanta Daily World

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Shine My Crown

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1 day ago

Meet Torreah “Cookie” Washington: Fiber Artist Using Quilts and Dolls to Preserve African American History In the historic city of Charleston, South Carolina, fiber artist Torreah “Cookie” Washington has spent decades turning cloth, thread and tradition into… The post Meet Torreah “Cookie” Washington: Fiber Artist Using Quilts and Dolls to Preserve African American History appeared first on Shine My Crown.

Meet Torreah “Cookie” Washington: Fiber Artist Using Quilts and Dolls to Preserve African American History: In the historic city of Charleston, South Carolina, fiber artist Torreah “Cookie” Washington has spent… #TorreahCookieWashington #FiberArt #AfricanAmericanHistory #CharlestonSC #Quilting

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The African American Museum at the England Manor

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2 days ago

Oklahoma’s Own HBCU: Langston University Oklahoma is the home of a Historically Black College and University, Langston University. HBCUs hold a rich history, and nothing says that louder than the band.

Oklahoma’s Own HBCU: Langston University

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#BlackHistory365 #OnThisDay #LangstonUniversity #HBCUHistory #BlackEducation #BlackExcellence #AfricanAmericanHistory #LandGrantUniversities

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The African American Museum at the England Manor

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2 days ago

Langston University

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Black Page Turners

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3 days ago

{2026 New Release} The Black Belt of Virginia : Untold Stories of African American History by: Jeffrey Bennett History You Didn’t Learn in School. Discover powerful stories left out of most history books. Author Jeffrey Bennett reveals the hidden legacy of Black Virginians. From 1865 to 1877, over 80 Black politicians served across the state. Learn about a brave Black woman who spied on Confederate President Jefferson Davis while disguised as an enslaved worker. See the history of more than seventy Black communities lost in Virginia.

Out Now 'The Black Belt of Virginia: Untold Stories of African American History by: Jeffrey Bennett' #NewRelease #TheBlackBeltofVirginia #AfricanAmericanHistory #JeffreyBennett #History #Confederate #UnitedStates #Virginia #Black

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The African American Museum at the England Manor

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1 week ago

The Story of Bloody Sunday | Black American Heroes | History Peaceful protestors are faced with violence by police officers, in Selma, Alabama in 1965. See more in this clip from “Rise Up: The Movement that Changed Ame…

The Story of Bloody Sunday | Black American Heroes | History

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#BloodySunday #Selma #CivilRights #HistoricalEvents #MarchOnSelma #BlackHistory #SocialJustice #MarchForVotingRights #PeacefulProtest #FreedomFighters #EqualityForAll #AfricanAmericanHistory

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The Filson Historical Society

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1 week ago

For 140 years, The Filson has preserved our community’s stories. Through the #AAHI, we’re locating and inventorying wills, deeds, and records so people with Jefferson County roots can access them and claim space, place, and belonging today.

#AfricanAmericanHistory #BlackHistoryMatters

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The African American Museum at the England Manor

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1 week ago

Dred Scott v. Sandford: A Slave’s Fight for Freedom | 5-Minute Videos | PragerU It’s hard to believe now, but there was a time when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Black Americans could never be citizens. Janice Rogers Brown, former Ca…

Dred Scott v. Sandford: A Slave's Fight for Freedom | 5-Minute Videos | PragerU

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#BlackHistory365 #DredScott #OnThisDay #AfricanAmericanHistory #KnowYourHistory #CivilWarEra #ConstitutionalHistory #JusticeAndLegacy

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The African American Museum at the England Manor

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1 week ago

Dred Scott Decision

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The African American Museum at the England Manor

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1 week ago

📚 On This Day in Black History – March 6, 1857 📚

Today we remember one of the most devastating Supreme Court decisions in United States history, Dred Scott v. Sandford.

#BlackHistory365 #DredScott #OnThisDay #AfricanAmericanHistory #KnowYourHistory #CivilWarEra #ConstitutionalHistory #Justice

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The African American Museum at the England Manor

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1 week ago

Crispus Attucks and the Boston Massacre | Black American Heroes | History After escaping slavery, Crispus Attucks finds himself confronting British soldiers at the forefront of the Boston Massacre. See more in this clip from “Black…

Crispus Attucks and the Boston Massacre | Black American Heroes | History

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The African American Museum at the England Manor

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1 week ago

American Independence all started with a Black man…what a contradiction

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The African American Museum at the England Manor

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Garrett Morgan: The Hidden Hero Who Invented the Traffic Light & Gas Mask Discover the incredible true story of Garrett Morgan—the Black inventor who revolutionized public safety with the creation of the modern traffic light and ga…

Garrett Morgan: The Hidden Hero Who Invented the Traffic Light & Gas Mask

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#BlackHistory365 #GarrettMorgan #BlackInventors #InnovationMatters #AfricanAmericanHistory #STEMLegacy #BlackExcellence

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The African American Museum at the England Manor

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1 week ago

The Genius Behind the Gas Mask and the Stoplight: Garrett Morgan’s Legacy

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The African American Museum at the England Manor

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1 week ago

📚 On This Day in Black History – March 4, 1877 📚

The birth of Garrett Morgan, a brilliant inventor and entrepreneur whose innovations quite literally saved lives.

#BlackHistory365 #GarrettMorgan #BlackInventors #InnovationMatters #AfricanAmericanHistory #STEMLegacy #BlackExcellence

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Sight Magazine

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1 week ago

Leaked Interior Department database reveals US plans to revise historical information - Sight Magazine The US Interior Department said a database revealing how Trump's administration planned to revise information was deliberative.

Leaked Interior Department database reveals US plans to revise historical information @sightmagazine.bsky.social #USDepartmentoftheInterior #historicsites #USNationalParks #AfricanAmericanhistory #LGBTrights #climatechange

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Shine My Crown

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2 weeks ago

Remembering Zora Neale Hurston: A Voice That Refused to Be Silenced As Black History Month draws to a close, scholars and cultural institutions across the United States are spotlighting the enduring legacy of… The post Remembering Zora Neale Hurston: A Voice That Refused to Be Silenced appeared first on Shine My Crown.

Remembering Zora Neale Hurston: A Voice That Refused to Be Silenced: As Black History Month draws to a close, scholars and cultural institutions across the United States are spotlighting the enduring… #BlackHistoryMonth #ZoraNealeHurston #CulturalLegacy #WomenInLiterature #AfricanAmericanHistory

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J.C. Kælin

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2 weeks ago

Marian Anderson Sings at Lincoln Memorial YouTube video by RobertHJacksonCenter

#OTD #TDIH #February27, 1897 #HBD #MarianAnderson! #Contraltos #Singers #ClassicalMusic #AmericanMusic #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #AfricanAmericanHistory #AfricanAmericanHeritage #BlackHeritage #BlackPeople #Blacks #AfricanAmericans #ClassicalSky #GospelSky #MusicSky

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Readex

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2 weeks ago

Historic scene showing a large group of oxen and people moving past white colonial buildings in a rural landscape.

How students from the Noyes Academy (est. NH, 1834)--founded in the spirit of the Declaration of Independence and literally pulled from its foundation--played a crucial role in abolition https://ow.ly/XXRm50YcSHf

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Donna E

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2 weeks ago

The Little-Known Story of the Enslaved Africans Who Found Freedom in the European Fight Over North America Long before the famous Underground Railroad, those seeking freedom from slavery traveled on foot, by boat and under cover of darkness to Fort Mose in Spanish-controlled Florida

The Little-Known Story of the Enslaved Africans Who Found Freedom in the European Fight Over North America: Long before the famous Underground Railroad, those seeking freedom from slavery traveled on foot, by… @SmithsonianMag #History #Slavery #Freedom #AfricanAmericanHistory #UndergroundRailroad

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The African American Museum at the England Manor

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2 weeks ago

Black Facts & Figures - Hiram Rhodes Revels

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Readex

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“We Stand on a Level:” Black Freemasons Fight for Parity with White Lodges | Readex Cornerstone Laying of Prince Hall Masonic Temple, New York, NY, 1930. Photograph by James Van Der Zee (1886-1983).Source: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library Intrepid souls who ventured out into the blizzard in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 7, 1875 might have encountered a singular apparition: a procession of formally-dressed African-American men marching through snow drifts accompanied by “a first-class band.” They were the Brotherhood of Colored Masons, one of many Black-organized masonic lodges that had been fighting literally and symbolically against White hegemony for a...

Who was Prince Hall and what is the legacy of his "brotherhood"?

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The African American Museum at the England Manor

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2 weeks ago

We celebrate you, Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler ✨

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2 weeks ago

Historical Role of AME Women Leaders in the Church The Historical Role of AME Women Leaders shaped the African Methodist Episcopal Church through missions, education, and spiritual leadership.

AME women have shaped faith, education, and social justice from the 1800s to today. Their leadership in the African Methodist Episcopal Church strengthened communities and missions worldwide.
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The African American Museum at the England Manor

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2 weeks ago

W.E.B. Du Bois: Visionary, Scholar, Activist Not even the FBI could silence American sociologist W. E. B Du Bois, co-founder of the NAACP and first black man to earn a PhD at Harvard. We cover the basic...

W.E.B. Du Bois: Visionary, Scholar, Activist

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The African American Museum at the England Manor

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2 weeks ago

American Masters—W.E.B Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause

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Felix L. Griffin

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2 weeks ago

The term #AfricanAmerican dates back to 1782. This #BlackHistoryMonth, we honor the deep roots and evolving legacy of identity and heritage. Reclaimed with pride. 🖤✊🏾
#BlackHistory365 #BlackHistoryMonth2026 #AmericanHistory #BHM2026 #100YearsOfBlackHistory #ASALH #AfricanAmericanHistory

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The Filson Historical Society

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3 weeks ago

The Filson's collections on African American history highlight contributions from Black businesses, artists, educators, and churches. Our African American History Initiative launched in 2023 to expand outreach and preserve people's stories.

#AfricanAmericanHistory #PreservingStories #BlackHistory

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The African American Museum at the England Manor

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3 weeks ago

The Germantown Petition Against Slavery: Crash Course Black American History #5 In 1688, in Pennsylvania, a group of four men created the Germantown Petition, which made the case that slavery was immoral and that it was inconsistent with...

The Germantown Petition Against Slavery: Crash Course Black American History #5

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