This Fort Worth native joined about 90 African Americans who fought in Spain’s civil war
In 1936, civil war erupted in Spain between the elected Republican government and an insurrection calling themselves “Nationalists.” The Republicans were supported by the Soviet Union and Mexico while ...
One family's stories prove to be a window on Black struggle and persistence in American history
At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family ...
Free Black Staten Island settlers greatly contributed to 19th Century N.Y. economy through ...
The oystermen knew Sandy Ground was a safe haven for them to have the freedom to work, learn and worship where it would not ...