Ida B. Wells wrote about several incidences in Georgia, in 1899. This is an excerpt of the murders of several men, who were tied together in a warehouse, awaiting trial the next morning on the accusation of arson. “That the awful story of their slaughter may not be considered overdrawn, the following description is taken from the columns of the Atlanta Journal , as it was written by Royal Daniel, a staff correspondent. The story of the lynching thus told is as follows :

Selina and Thornton Gray should be best know for what they did for their family, not for anything they did for Robert E. Lee or George Washington’s legacy.

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John Parker was born in 1827 in Norfolk, VA. He was enslaved and was sold at the age of 8, from Virginia to Mobile, AL. Imagine what is was like for an…

Adam Daniel Williams was a catalyst for his grandson's actions and laid the foundation for him in many ways.

Who was Phillis Wheatley? Where was she born? How did she get the name Phillis? All this and more are covered in this episode.

Elias Camp Morris was a fierce leader of the National Baptist Convention for 27 years. He helped to bring that organization to further prominence through his leadership, publishing efforts and strong support for educational institutions, including some colleges that are still around today.

September 14, 1924, the American Baptist College opened its doors. Like some other historically Black colleges, the American Baptist College got its start from a religious organization.

Allen University was founded by the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) in 1870.  It’s hard for me to think of another institution (outside of the Federal Government) that has supported and established more institutions of higher learning than the African Methodist Episcopal Church. It cannot be overstated that the AME Church had a lasting and phenomenal impact on the lives of many Black Americans.  It was the first independent African-American religious denomination.