History Of The African Americans Who Participated In The California Gold Rush (1848-1860)
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The California Gold Rush, which lasted from 1848 to 1860, began on January 24, 1848, when carpenter and…
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Meet Thomas Elkins, Inventor Of The Improved Refrigerator Among Other Inventions
Dr. Thomas Elkins, an inventor, abolitionist, and trained medical professional, was a key supporter of the Underground Railroad…
Meet Isaac R. Johnson, Black Man Who Invented And Patented The Dismountable Bicycle Frame
It was difficult for an African American to patent an invention, especially in the late 1800s. On October…
How Slavery Formed And Defined America’s Oldest And Most Elite Colleges
Brown University commissioned a study of its own historical connection to the Atlantic slave trade a few years…
Meet Harriet Russell Who Went From Slavery To Real Estate Entrepreneur In 19th-Century California
Between 1515 and the mid-nineteenth century, more than 12 million Africans were forcibly transported across the Atlantic to…
The Amazing Story Of The First Enslaved Person To Win Freedom By Jury Trial – Jenny Slew
Her parents were a free white woman and an enslaved Black man. Jenny Slew was thus raised free…
Dr. Levi Watkins Jr: The First To Implant An Automatic Defibrillator Into A Human Heart, In 1980
Dr. Levi Watkins Jr., a cardiac surgeon, was the first to implant an automatic defibrillator into a human…
Meet George Edwin Taylor, The First African-American To Run For The President Of The United States Of America In 1904
George Edwin Taylor, born in the pre-Civil War South to a free mother and an enslaved father, would…
Jonathan Jasper Wright: The First African American To Serve As A State Supreme Court Judge (1840-1885)
Jonathan Jasper Wright, the state’s first African American Supreme Court justice, was born in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, and…
George Alcorn Inventor of the Imaging X-ray Spectrometer, With 20 extra inventions and 8 Patents
Few inventors have as impressive a resume as George Edward Alcorn. Among his accomplishments are a B.A. in…