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The Zong Massacre: Unveiling Hidden History

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In 1781, the captain of a Zong slave ship, Caption Luke Collingwood began dumping his cargo overboard, an incident that remains infamous today, Throughout the annals of history, tales are incredibly...

The First Celebrity Chef in America was enslaved! Chef Hercules

Marie Van Brittan Brown: The Trailblazing Inventor Behind the First Home Security System

Claudette Colvin Refused to Give Up Her Seat on the Bus before Rosa Parks

Story of Maya Penn: The Young Fashion Mogul

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Jerry Lawson: The man who Pioneered the Video Game Cartridge.

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(December 1, 1940- April 9, 2011) Photo credits: The Estate of Jerry Lawson (Jerry Lawson) Before Xbox, PlayStation, or even Atari, you had to buy a...

Self-made Millionaire at the age of 15

Wally Amos was the first black talent agent and entrepreneur who founded Famous Amos cookies.

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Dr. Percy Lavon Julian, the Chemist Who Defied Boundaries and Changed Medicine

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Introduction Black History Month is a time to celebrate the contributions of African Americans who have shaped our world. While figures like Martin Luther King...

Celebrating Black History: The Legacy of James Edward Maceo West and His Revolutionary Electret Microphone

Marie Van Brittan Brown: The Trailblazing Inventor Behind the First Home Security System

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Charles Henry Turner: 15 Essential Facts About the Pioneer of Animal Cognition

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Charles Henry Turner stands among the earliest African Americans to receive a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. In 1892, he became the first...

Matthew Alexander Henson: One of the First to Reach the North Pole

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Matthew Alexander Henson was born on August 8, 1866, in Charles County, Maryland, U.S. He was an African American explorer. "My thoughts were on the...

Tressie Souders: 25 Facts About The First Black Female to Direct a Feature Film

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Introduction The significance of Tressie Souders in black history is hard to understate. She diligently navigated the landscape of a predominantly white and male-centric Hollywood,...

Gertrude Jeannette-First Woman Cabdriver Who Turned Broadway Actor

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Gertrude Hadley Jeannette became the first woman in New York City licensed to drive a motorcycle. She was the first woman licensed to drive a cab. She became...

“Breaking Barriers: Exploring the Legacy of Harold Washington, Chicago’s First Black Mayor”

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It's election season in Chicago, and every candidate for Mayor is black, but one. This was the complete opposite in 1983, when Harold Washington,...
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The Black Woman who invented Rock n’ Roll Sister Rosetta Tharpe

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Podcast Notes Sister Rosetta Tharpe is the topic of this podcast today. Hey everybody, welcome to Tellers of the Untold I'm Vanessa, your host. And...
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