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BY ANN HERRICK With the recent release of the movie Glory, a long neglected chapter of American history is being rediscovered. Glory chronicles the exploits of the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Colored Infantry Regiment, one of the earliest Black regiments in the Union...
TOUSSAINT L’OUVERTURE
THE FIRST AFRICAN LEADER IN THE WEST Born a slave in 1744 on the Breda plantation in St. Dominique (present day Haiti), Toussaint L'Ouverture rose to become the first independent Black leader in the New World. Under his guidance, Haiti became the second independent...
“THE BROWN BOMBER” Joe Louis Barrow Jr.
by Elizabeth Singleton-Bruno To the world he was one of the most dynamic, flamboyant, and charismatic champions the boxing league had ever seen. In June of 1938, at Yankee Stadium, in one of the most riveting fights of the century between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling,...
The Return Of Malcolm X
by Abdul Alkalimat Malcolm X is the central figure in the most phenomenal revival in the history of Black political culture. While in the heart of every inner city ghetto Malcolm X was never forgotten, the last several years have seen a tidal wave of interest...
Malcom X On History
"Of all the things that black men or any men study for that matter, history is qualified to reward all research. You have to have a knowledge of history no matter what you're going to do. Anything that you undertake, you have to have a knowledge of history in order...