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Who is Ida B. Wells?

by momofplenty in History, April 16, 2012
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….and we thought Rosa Parks was awesome!

The Audacity of Rosa Parks and The Birth of The Civil Rights Movement

by PoliticalMongoose in History, February 2, 2012
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Rosa Parks was the one who started the Civil Rights Movement by refusing to be treated like a second class citizen.

I Have a Dream; Dr. Martin Luther King’s Life

by lornashala in History, January 7, 2012
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of thirty-five. He was born Michael Luther King Jr. on January 15, 1929,

The Roots of Herman Cain

by DerekH in History, November 9, 2011
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A description of why the Republican Presidential candidate is the uncompromising African American conservative that he is, and one person’s thoughts of his chances at the presidency.

Rosa Parks Legacy

by catydid52 in History, August 3, 2011
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Rosa Parks born Rosa Louise McCauley on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama became a Civil-rights activist after refusing to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus. Her actions initiated a city-wide boycott and launched a nation-wide effort to end segregation of public facilities.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott

by liz17 in History, July 27, 2011
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Montgomery bus boyycott.

Remembering Our History

by Mankine in History, July 7, 2011
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Wax gallery honors historical black figures.

Heroine Who Changed Society

by tonyleather in History, April 16, 2011
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This woman only wanted a seat on the bus home after a hrad day at work, but segregation laws of the time meant she ought to stand. Her defiance sparked a revolution/

The African-american Civil Rights Movement

by MLBfreek35 in History, February 6, 2011
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An analysis of the African-American Civil Rights Movement and its importance to American culture and history.

Black History Month

by Hunter J. in Ethnicity, February 2, 2011
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Black history month is very important. It is studied and celebrated all over the United States. How did it come to be? When is it? These questions and many others are answered in this article.

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