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Celebrating African American Inventors
Read about how inventors overcame harsh constraints in order to see their ideas come to life. by Ann Marie Imbornoni Madame C.J. Walker Related Links Black History Month…World War II Movies, Part 3
From "Schindler's List" to the summer blockbuster "Pearl Harbor" by Beth Rowen Related Links Memorial Day Pearl Harbor Remembered Source: Internet Movie…American literature
(Encyclopedia) American literature, literature in English produced in what is now the United States of America. The years immediately after World War I brought a highly vocal rebellion against…Figures and Legends in American Folklore
Appleseed, Johnny (John Chapman, 1774-1847): Massachusetts-born nurseryman; reputed to have spread seeds and seedlings out of which grew the apple orchards of the Midwest.Billy the Kid (…Historic Preservation: Fate of the Civil War Battlefields
Here's a look at the ongoing fight to preserve American Civil War Battlefields by Jennie Wood Cemetery Ridge, Gettysburg Battlefield…Black Hawk War
(Encyclopedia) Black Hawk War, conflict between the Sac and Fox and the United States in 1832. After the War of 1812, whites settling the Illinois country exerted pressure on the Native Americans. A…Nervo, Amado
(Encyclopedia) Nervo, AmadoNervo, Amadoämäˈᵺō nārˈvō [key], 1870–1919, Mexican poet. Known as the “monk of poetry,” he studied for the priesthood but abandoned it for writing. An intimate friend of…Famous Firsts by African Americans
500 Notable African American Biographies A-Z List Civil Rights Leaders Figures in Abolitionism Government Officials Religious Leaders Scholars & Educators Scientists…The Texas Revolution: Santa Anna and The Alamo
Top of Page Source: iStockThough the United States is proud of its independence and is ready to defend that status until the end, not all states have been free of the yoke of foreign influence until…Parsons, Lucy
(Encyclopedia) Parsons, Lucy, 1851–1942, American anarchist and labor activist. Although she claimed publicly to have been born of Mexican and Native American descent as Lucia Gonzalez, she was…Trending
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