Tag: Black History Month

Doris Miller “was a Navy messman on the battleship USS West Virginia, who showed incredible courage under fire during the attack . He was the first African American to …

The 1921 Tulsa Race Riot (a.k.a. Massacre) was an event of great magnitude for black Americans, and yet the event isn’t well known by the American public. From the …

“In 1770, Crispus Attucks, a black man, became the first casualty of the American Revolution when he was shot and killed in what became known as the Boston Massacre.” …

Black History Month 2019 begins with the Google website honoring Sojourner Truth with a doodle. Here is an excerpt from the Biography.com entry about Sojourner Truth: Sojourner Truth (born …