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12/23/02 - Kwanzaa
For those who celebrate Kwanzaa, the holiday serves as a way to reinforce family, community, and culture.
12/09/02 - Slaves & Christmas Celebrations
The Christmas holiday for some slaves was a welcome break from all the usual toil of their lives. As Christmas approached, many slaves could feel the lightness of the holiday atmosphere. For others, Christmas was not filled with the excitement of the holiday atmosphere, and instead only signified a break from the daily hard work that they had endured throughout the year.
11/25/02 - Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett is most well known for her crusade against lynching, but she also fought against Jim Crow Laws and for women's suffrage.
11/11/02 - Elijah McCoy: "The Father of Lubrication"
While the name Elijah McCoy may not be well-known, the phrase, “Is it the real McCoy?” probably is familiar. Find out what invention of McCoy’s spurred the popularity of this American expression.
10/28/02 - "If There is No Struggle, There is No Progress"
Frederick Douglass knew about struggle. At Douglass' home in Washington, D.C., visitors can learn about his successes--and his disappointments.
10/14/02 - Frederick Douglass: Born a Slave
Frederick Douglass made his mark as a prominent author and orator for the Abolitionist Movement.
09/30/02 - Slavery and a House Divided
Not merely an attempt to alarm the voters of Illinois, Abraham Lincoln's 1858 'House Divided Speech' was actually a warning that slavery might soon expand northward.
09/16/02 - America's Forgotten Patriots
During the American Revolution some of the most ardent Patriots could be found among the colonies' African-American residents.
09/02/02 - Black Infantrymen in the West
While the exploits of the the 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments have received considerable attention, the African-American foot soldiers' story also deserves to be told.
08/19/02 - Desegregation During World War II
The performance of the 92nd Infantry Division sparked many debates, including some about the ethnicity of officers. Some of the military establishment felt that black troops performed better under black officers, but others believed that white officers were better-suited to command black soldiers.
08/19/02 - Lieutenant Gatewood's Reward
As promised, First Lieutenant Charles Gatewood became General Nelson Miles' aide-de-camp. The assignment suited him. His years as military commandant of the White Mountain Indian Reservation proved to be the perfect training ground for the new administrative position.
08/05/02 - Allensworth: California's All Black Community
A former slave and former chaplain for the black 24th infantry teamed up with a gifted black teacher named William Payne to create a colony of opportunity.
07/22/02 - "All We Want Is Make Us Free"
An 1839 mutiny aboard a Spanish ship in Cuban waters raised basic questions about freedom and slavery in the United States.
07/22/02 - Frederick Stowe: In the Shadow of Uncle Tom's Cabin
The fame of novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe followed her son throughout the Civil War.
07/08/02 - Eyewitness to War: Hinton Rowan Helper
Southern-born Hinton Helper--not Harriet Beecher Stowe--wrote the most stinging indictment of slavery.
06/24/02 - Betrayal at Ebenezer Creek
Trapped between charging Rebels and a deadly flooded creek, thousands of fugitive slaves watched in horror as the Union army abandoned them. Then came catastrophe--and excuses.
06/10/02
- Writing the Great Document
In December of 1861 Lincoln spoke a certain word to Senator Charles Sumner,
Massachusetts abolitionist, but with the caution, "Don't say a word about
that." And no wonder: in a country already badly rent by civil war it was
an issue that could tear even more.
05/27/02 - Drones in the Great Hive
Christian A. Fleetwood was one of 13 African-American soldiers who won the Medal of Honor at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia, in 1864. At one time he had considered making a career in the army, but in this letter to his former employer he explains his disillusionment with the army and its treatment of black troops.
05/13/02 - The Wheels of War
In 1897 a unit of black infantrymen set out on a grueling expedition to demonstrate a unique means of military transport--the bicycle.
04/29/02 - How Good Were They?
Until 1947, when Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, talented black athletes toiled in relative obscurity in the Negro leagues, despite the exciting caliber of their play. By John B. Holway for American History Magazine.
04/01/02 - A Gallant Rush for Glory
For the men of the 54th Massachusetts, the assault on a Confederate fort outside Charleston was much more than just another battle. It was their chance to show the world that black troops could fight--and die--for the Union.
03/18/02
- Buffalo Soldiers in Utah Territory
At Fort Duchesne, black 9th Cavalry troops served alongside white infantrymen
while dealing with the sometimes restless Ute Indians and the wild and woolly
Duchesne Strip.
03/04/02 - Massachusetts Abolitionist Silas Soule
Dedicated Massachusetts abolitionist Silas Soule ironically gave his life for the red man, not the black.
02/18/02 - William Wells Brown: Writer and Historian
After his 1834 escape to freedom, fugitive slave William Wells Brown used his literary talents for the abolitionist cause and to record the history of America's blacks.
02/04/02
- Buffalo Soldiers' Assault on the Gothic
The African-American 92nd Infantry Division took on formidable German opposition
in its push up the Italian boot.
01/21/02
- Robert E. Lee on Black Troops and the Confederacy
In the waning days of the Civil War, Gen. Robert E. Lee disclosed his thoughts
on the subject of Negroes as soldiers for the Confederacy.
01/07/02 - Black Panthers Go To Combat in World War II
The 761st 'Black Panther' Tank Battalion was the first African-American armored unit to see combat. Find out why they were given a Presidential Unit Citation for Extraordinary Heroism. Written by Joseph E. Wilson, Jr. for World War II Magazine.
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