Atlanta to Washington, DC: landmarks in African-American history
by David Johnson
Chicago, Illinois at night Related Links Black History Features Black History Timeline…
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explorer, filmmakerBorn: 1894Birthplace: Chanute, Kans. Osa married photographer Martin Johnson when she was 16 and together the Johnsons traveled to the South Pacific and Africa. Their movies and…
Learn about the heroes of the American civil rights movement, including Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, and more.
by Borgna Brunner
Rosa Parks, seated on a Montgomery…
