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Are you a history buff? Do you think you know everything there is to know about the defining moments of American history? From the landing of Christopher Columbus to the groundbreaking Civil Rights…Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson was 42 when she sang her legendary open-air concert at the Lincoln Memorial on April 9, 1939. Marian Anderson was a famous contralto of the day, and the concert was arranged after…Rosa Parks Biography
Rosa Parks Rosa Louise McCauley ParksactivistBorn: 1913 Rosa Parks, an activist with the Montgomery, Alabama, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), made history…James Baldwin
James Baldwin established his reputation with his first novel, Go Tell It On The Mountain (1953), an autobiographical tale of growing up in Harlem. He became one of the leading African-American…Henry Hampton 1998 Deaths
Henry Hamptonproducer Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker of the critically acclaimed Eyes on the Prize, which chronicled the Civil Rights movementBorn: 1940Died: 1998Darrell HalloranG…Frederick Douglass
Name at birth: Frederick Augustus Washington BaileyFrederick Douglass was a former slave who became one of the great American anti-slavery leaders of the 1800s. Frederick Douglass was born into…Hamer, Fannie Lou
(Encyclopedia) Hamer, Fannie Lou, 1917–1977, U.S. voting rights activist and civil rights leader, b. Montgomery County, Miss. Fannie Lou Hamer was the…Greensboro Four Biography
Greensboro Fourcivil rights activists On Feb. 1, 1960 four Black freshmen at North Carolina A&T State University, Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, Ezell Blair, Jr., and David Richmond, took…W. W. Law 2002 Deaths
W. W. LawAge: 79 civil-rights activist who served as president of the Savannah branch of the NAACP from 1950 to 1976. He led the drive to desegregate the city and helped to establish a civil-…Curtis Mayfield 1999 Deaths
Curtis MayfieldAge: 57 influential singer-songwriter known for his funky, political, and socially inspirational songs, such as “Superfly” and “People Get Ready” that put to chart-topping…Trending
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