Tag Archive: african american history

Celebrating Black History Month in 2021

Posted on February 1, 2021 12:00 pm Published by test

by The History Reader

Black History Month was originally created half a century after the abolition of slavery in order to celebrate the history and the people of Africa that were deemed influential. It was not officially recognized until 1976

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Jeremiah Hamilton: Wall Street’s First Black Millionaire

Posted on October 23, 2015 2:48 pm Published by hradmin Leave your thoughts

by Shane White

Jeremiah Hamilton: Prince of Darkness

At a little after ten o’clock on Tuesday evening, July 14, 1863, the second day of the New York Draft Riots, a mob marched down East 29th Street chanting menacingly “68, … Read the article

New York’s First Black Firefighters

Posted on May 29, 2015 8:02 pm Published by Alastair Hayes 1 Comment

By Ginger Adams Otis

Black Firefighters

It’s no secret that FDNY firefighters are among the best in the world, but here’s a little-known fact about New York’s Bravest: a black woman was among the city’s earliest black firefighters. Her name … Read the article

Shedding the Mythology of the Good Slaveholder

Posted on July 22, 2014 10:00 am Published by Joanie Martinez 2 Comments

By Chris Tomlinson

Tomlinson Hill is the stunning story of two families—one white, one black—who trace their roots to a slave plantation that bears their name.

My grandfather used to tell me that our family had owned slaves before the Civil … Read the article