The Underground Railroad was a community of both Black and white people who gave protection and support to enslaved persons escaping the South. It evolved

Jamaican born “Marcus Garvey” was a Black activist and founder of the Pan-Africans movement which aimed to unite and interact with people of African origin

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A Texas representative,  Barbara Jordan (1936-1996) became a public defender of the United States Constitution and a dominant figure in Democratic Party politics for two

Alex Haley, born on August 11, 1921, in Ithaca, New York, was an American writer and journalist known for his influential works focusing on African

Angela Yvonne Davis, also known as Angela Davis (born in 1944) is a Black activist, philosopher, scholar, and author from the United States who was

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