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American Colonization Society
(Encyclopedia) American Colonization Society, organized Dec., 1816–Jan., 1817, at Washington, D.C., to transport free blacks from the United States and settle them in Africa. The freeing of many…Black or African American persons, percent, 2000
Race Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census of Population, Public Law 94-171 Redistricting Data File. Updated every 10 years. http://factfinder.census.gov. Definition: The concept of race as…10 Cities with Highest Percentage of African Americans
City 2000 % City 2010 % Gary, Ind. 84.0 Detroit, Mich. 82.7 Detroit, Mich. 81.6 Jackson, Miss. 79.4 Birmingham, Ala. 73.5 Miami Gardens, Fla. 76.3…Top Ten Cities for African-Americans, 2007
These cities were selected by Black Enterprise (BE) magazine as the top ten places for African Americans in the United States. Each city was evaluated on black homeownership rates, median black…Top Ten Cities for African-Americans, 2013
These cities were selected by Forbes magazine as the top ten places for African Americans in the United States. Each city was evaluated in four categories to compile the…Fathering Words: The Making of an African American Writer
Author:E. Ethelbert Miller St. Martin's Press Besides having one of the most melodious names in poetry, E. Ethelbert Miller has been writing for several decades. Miller, an active presence in…Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Gates, Henry Louis, Jr., 1950–, American scholar and critic, b. Keyser, W.Va., B.A. Yale, 1973, Ph.D. Cambridge, 1979, where he studied with Wole Soyinka. Gates is an expert on African…Brown, William Wells
(Encyclopedia) Brown, William Wells, 1814–84, African-American abolitionist, writer, and doctor, b. near Lexington, Ky. Born into slavery, the child of a black slave mother and a white slaveholding…Famous African American Scientists & Inventors: History & Biographies
Benjamin Banneker, Thomas Jennings, other exceptional innovators by Ann Marie Imbornoni Madame C.J. Walker Related Links Black History Month FeaturesAfrican American History Timeline…First African-American to Win Congressional Medal of Honor
The Question: Who was the first African-American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor? The Answer: William Carney was the first African-American recipient. He was awarded the…