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Recently, I moved to a new area with my family. Having a new place meant a new canvas to try to decorate (I am not savvy when it comes to that) and make a home. I decided my...

The Oberlin Rescue occurred in 1858, when twenty Oberlin citizens, black and white, protected a runaway slave named John Price. The Fugitive Slave Act, passed in 1850,...

In the heart of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, during a time when segregation shaped every corner of public life, a group of African American entrepreneurs decided to...

Horace King (1807-1885) was enslaved, but his legacy as a master builder of bridges, renowned for his lattice-covered bridge designs, extends far beyond his lifetime. King's...

"What are the 'secrets' of successful minority schools? The biggest secret is there are no secrets unless you count the four-letter word WORK and add DISCIPLINE." Early in...

What we did isn’t so unusual. Research and you will find these heroes, too, but we did put them together in a book to draw attention and possibly enlighten all those who...

We are creating lesson plans to accompany our new book, The Chronicle of Heroes. The Underground Railroad “station masters” were in 16 states and gave the enslaved shelter,...

Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) was a naturalist, mathematician, astronomer, and almanac author. He was born in the slave state of Maryland. Banneker was a dignified, generous...

During WWII, numerous brave women, including an African American entertainer from the United States, Josephine Baker, served and risked their lives to defeat the Nazis in...