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(Encyclopedia) bantustan, in 20th-century South African history, territory that was set aside under apartheid for black South Africans and slated for eventual independence. Ten bantustans (later…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…Fourteenth Amendment
(Encyclopedia) Fourteenth Amendment, addition to the U.S. Constitution, adopted 1868. The amendment comprises five sections. Section 2 provides for apportionment of membership in the House of…Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Gates, Henry Louis, Jr., 1950–, American scholar and critic, b. Keyser, W.Va., B.A. Yale, 1973, Ph.D. Cambridge, 1979, where he studied with Wole Soyinka. Gates is an expert on African…American Indian Movement
(Encyclopedia) American Indian Movement (AIM), Native American civil-rights activist organization, founded in 1968 to encourage self-determination among Native Americans and to establish…Brown, William Wells
(Encyclopedia) Brown, William Wells, 1814–84, African-American abolitionist, writer, and doctor, b. near Lexington, Ky. Born into slavery, the child of a black slave mother and a white slaveholding…<em>American Indian</em> versus <em>Native American</em>
A once-heated issue has sorted itself out by Borgna Brunner More on what style and usage guides say From the Native American Journalist AssociationFrom The News Watch Style GuideFrom…Arkansas: Black or African American persons, percent, 2000
Source informationBlack or African-American Population for the United States by Region
Find the most recent Census data for the black population in the U.S. Area Percent ofblack population Percent of total…First African-American to Win Congressional Medal of Honor
The Question: Who was the first African-American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor? The Answer: William Carney was the first African-American recipient. He was awarded the…Trending
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