Three African-American women in Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance in 1925
NOVEMBER 13
1839—The Liberty Party—the nation’s first anti-slavery political party—is formed in Warsaw, N.Y. Among...
1904 Olympic marathon participants Len Tau (left) and Jan Mashiani of South Africa. Missouri History Museum
by Francois Cleophas, Stellenbosch University
Who were the first Africans...
by Nancy Mitchell, North Carolina State University
When historians and pundits praise Jimmy Carter’s achievements as the US president and extol his exemplary post-presidential years,...
“I have fought against White domination and I have fought against Black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal, which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.” Nobel ...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — A former president of South Africa says he expects Nelson Mandela to soon be discharged from the hospital to recuperate...
Nigerian-born novelist and poet Chinua Achebe. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File) NEW YORK — The opening sentence was as simple, declarative and revolutionary as a...
