Black History

BENJAMIN BANNEKER, (1736 -1806) Astronomer and mathematician helped survey the Federal Territory that became the District of Columbia and published […]

LOUIS ARMSTRONG, (1900 -1971) Bandleader, entertainer, and the first African American jazz soloist to achieve worldwide fame in jazz music. […]

JAMES BALDWIN, (1924 -1987) was a novelist, playwright, poet, and civil rights activist who helped define the Freedom Movement of […]

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., (1929 -1968) Civil Rights leader and minister who led the Civil Rights Movement with a non-violent […]