sculptorBorn: 1892Birthplace: Green Cove Springs, Florida A major Harlem Renaissance figure, Savage began creating clay figures as a child, but she did not begin formal art studies until she moved…
"A Work in Progress" What do you feel your obligation is, to the people that you don't know, that you haven't a history with— the descendants of black slaves. What do you owe them? Here's…
(Encyclopedia) DelugeDelugedĕlˈy&oomacr;j [key], in the Bible, the overwhelming flood that covered the earth and destroyed every living thing except the family of Noah and the creatures in his…
(Encyclopedia) Christophe, HenriChristophe, HenriäNrēˈ krēstôfˈ [key], 1767–1820, Haitian revolutionary leader. A freed black slave, he aided Toussaint Louverture in the liberation of Haiti and was…
(Encyclopedia) gull, common name for an aquatic bird of the family Laridae, which also includes the tern and the jaeger. It is found near all oceans and many inland waters. Gulls are larger and…
(Encyclopedia) Micheaux, Oscar Devereaux, 1884–1951, American filmmaker and author, b. Metropolis, Ill. The son of former slaves, Micheaux first worked as a Pullman porter, then was a homesteader in…
(Encyclopedia) Makeba, MiriamMakeba, Miriamməkāˈbə [key], 1932–2008, South African singer. She became the first black South African to achieve international fame and she played a fundamental role in…
Read about Benjamin Banneker and George Washington Carver by Ann Marie Imbornoni George Washington Carver Born free in Maryland, Banneker was largely self-taught. He constructed…
Born: Jan. 27, 1894Football 1st Black All-America RB (1916 at Brown); 1st Black person to play in Rose Bowl; 7-year NFL pro (1920-26); 1st Black NFL coach, at Milwaukee and Hammond, Ind.Died: May 11…
A transcontinental train schedule was the mother of invention by Karen Barss Map of world time zones – full size Related Links Time Measurement, Time Zones, and the International Date…
