Black Books
Required reading in African-American literature
by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Who said the classics were all written by dead white males? In the last two…
Black people in the Military
The fight for recognition of African-American soldiers
by Elissa Haney
In World War II, Black soldiers were sent to N. Africa to join the…
From Muhammad Ali to Andrew Young Compiled by Ann Marie Imbornoni Try the African-American Quotations Quiz. I never thought of losing, but now that it's happened, the only thing is…
Related Links Black History Month African-American Quotations African American History Timeline Civil Rights Timeline The March on Washington Biographies Benjamin…
A chronology of Black history from the early slave trade through Affirmative Action
by Borgna Brunner
1600s • 1700s • 1800–1850 • 1850–1900 • 1900–1950 • 1950–present
1619 Photograph of newspaper…
Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. Part I: Youth by David Johnson 1929 1948 1951 1953 1954 1955 Next: Early Activism 1929 Martin Luther King, Jr., is born in Atlanta to teacher Alberta…
Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. Part II: Early Activism by David Johnson 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 Next: National Figure 1955 The 26-year-old King leads boycott of segregated…
Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Part III: National Figure by David Johnson 1963 1964 1965 Next: New Directions for Civil Rights 1963 King is arrested…
