From her arrival within the late1860s to her dying in December, 1912, Auntie Fletcher was the…
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More Than a Sign, A Symbol of Dignity and Humanity – Black Mail 4 U
Black Historical past: Particular Supply! Rising from the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Employees Strike, the “I AM…
Botkin Folklife Lectures Plus: Dr. Melissa Cooper, Scholar of Gullah Geechee Cultural History
Within the Botkin Folklife Lectures Plus sequence, we characteristic on-line shows from our Benjamin A. Botkin…
Homegrown Plus: Blues with Phil Wiggins (1954-2024)
Welcome to a particular version of Homegrown Plus. The passing of harmonica virtuoso and blues grasp…
My history hero: Pauline Black chooses Billie Holiday (1915–59)
What sort of girl was she? Some folks see her as a sufferer, hounded by the…
Suing for equality: how Sarah Mae Flemming began the legal fight against segregation
Amongst them was a lady referred to as Sarah Mae Flemming. In June 1954, Flemming was…
Caught My Eye: “Iron Head” Baker and “The Mighty Blue Goose”
The newest factor to catch my eye within the collections of the American Folklife Middle is…
Mahmoud Mohammed Taha (1909-1985) | BlackPast.org
Mahmoud Taha (photograph inconnu) Mahmoud Mohammed Taha was a Sudanese spiritual thinker, engineer, and political chief…
Oladipo Jadesimi (1945 – )
Oladipo Jadesimi (The Nigerian Solar) Chief Oladipo “Ladi” Jadesimi is a distinguished Nigerian oil businessman and…