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Slocum massacre
(Encyclopedia) Slocum massacre, July 29–30, 1910, killing of an unknown number of African Americans by armed mobs of white men in the town of Slocum, Texas. The killings may have been precipitated by…ethnic studies
(Encyclopedia) ethnic studies, in American education, programs offering courses in the history and culture of minority groups. Ethnic studies arose as a result of the black protest movement of the…Kwanzaa
(Encyclopedia) Kwanzaa or KwanzaKwanzaboth: kwänˈzə [key], secular seven-day festival in celebration of the African heritage of African Americans, beginning on Dec. 26. Developed by Maulana Karenga…Williams, Daniel Hale
(Encyclopedia) Williams, Daniel Hale, 1858–1931, American surgeon, b. Hollidaysburg, Pa., M.D. Northwestern Univ., 1883. As surgeon of the South Side Dispensary in Chicago (1884–91), he became keenly…Robinson, Jackie
(Encyclopedia) Robinson, Jackie (Jack Roosevelt Robinson), 1919–72, American baseball player, the first African-American player in the modern major leagues, b. Cairo, Ga. He grew up in Pasadena,…National Museum of African American History and Culture
(Encyclopedia) National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, D.C., a division of the Smithsonian Institution. Devoted to the collection, presentation, and preservation of the…Urban League, National
(Encyclopedia) Urban League, National, voluntary nonpartisan community service agency, founded in 1910, whose goal is to help end racial segregation and discrimination in the United States,…African American Quizzes: History, Women, Leaders, Artists & Athletes
African American Quizzes: History, Women, Leaders, Artists & Athletes Black History Month is observed every February in the United States. Test your knowledge about black history and famous…Black or African-American Population for the United States by Region, 2002
Area Percent ofblack population Percent of total population United States…Black or African-American Population for the United States by Region, 2004
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