African American History

With his great ballooning cheeks and trademark trumpet’s bell upturned at a 45-degree angle, Dizzy Gillespie easily has the most

Thomas Fuller, often called “the Virginia Calculator,” was born in 1710, somewhere between the “Slave Coast” of West Africa (present-day

Millie Bailey has seen many milestones in her life. She’s seen wars start, wars end, presidents come and go, but

Maude E. Callen was born in Quincy, Florida. She was one of thirteen sisters.  She was orphaned by the age

Lynda Blackmon Lowery (born March 22, 1950 in Selma, Alabama) is a civil rights activist, best known for her contribution

Mary Kenner was an African-American inventor who revamped the world of feminine care with the invention of the sanitary belt

Jesse Leroy Brown, the Navy’s first black aircraft pilot, was also the first African American pilot killed in the Korean

Mary Walker was born in Union Springs, Alabama in 1848 and lived in bondage until she was freed at 15

Known by a handful of names over the years, Maxville was home to men of color: loggers at a time

Descendants of black family who owned thriving resort on LA’s Manhattan Beach will have the land returned to them after