"If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated."
Alexander Crummell was an American minister, Episcopalian priest, missionary, scholar, and teacher. He was ordained as an Episcopal priest in the United States. Alexander Crummell was born in New York…
Crispus Attucks, an inspiring figure who represents the American Revolution, was born in 1723 in Framingham, Massachusetts. Crispus Attucks, well-known in American history for his role in the Boston Massacre,…
Muhammad Ali was a prominent American professional boxer and activist born on January 17, 1942. Muhammad Ali, also known as The Greatest, was a notable sports figure of the twentieth…
Benjamin Banneker was an African American mathematician, astronomer, compiler of almanacs, inventor, and writer who helped survey Washington, D.C. He was born on November 9, 1731, in Baltimore County, Maryland…
Maya Angelou was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She was born Marguerite Annie Johnson on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri 1. Her parents divorced when…