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Online Encyclopedia of Significant People and Places in African American History

The following are short descriptions of individuals, places and events which have contributed to the shaping of African American history. These encyclopedia entries serve as a starting point for much more inclusive descriptions and discussions that appear in other sources. For additional information please consult the print or website sources cited in the entry.



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Bevel, James (1936-2008)People
Bharucha-Reid, Albert T. (1927-1985)People
Bing, David (1943- )People
Binga, Jesse (1865-1950)People
Birmingham Black BaronsOrganizations
Bishop, Sanford Dixon, Jr. (1947--)People
Bivins, Horace W. (1862-1937)People
Black and Tan RepublicansOrganizations
Black Entertainment Television (BET) (1980-- )Organizations
Black Jews of Harlem, TheMisc
Black Panther PartyOrganizations
Black Swan Records (1921-1923)Organizations
BlackPast.org (2007-- )Organizations
Blackstone Rangers/ Black P. Stone Nation/El Rukns (c. 1957--c. 2000)Organizations
Blackwell, David Harold (1919-2010)People
Blackwell, John Kenneth (1948- )People
Blackwell, Lucien E. (1931- )People
Blackwell, Otis (1932-2002)People
Blackwell, Unita (1933- )People
Blake, Eubie (1883-1983)People
Blakey, Art (1919-1990)People
Bland, Bobby “Blue” (1930 - )People
Bland, James A. (1854-1911)People
Blassingame, John W. (1940-2000)People
Blayton, Jesse B., Sr. (1879-1977)People
Blige, Mary J. (1971- )People
BlockbustingMisc
Bloody Sunday, Selma, Alabama, (March 7, 1965)Events
Bluefield State College (1895-- ) Institutions
Bluford, Guion Stewart (Guy), Jr. (1942-)People
Bluford, Lucile (1911-2003)People
Bogle, Robert (1774-1848)People
Bolden Jr., Charles F. (1946-)People
Bolden, Buddy (1877-1931)People
Bolin, Jane (1908-2007)People
Bond, Horace Julian (1940- )People
Bond, Horace Mann (1904–1972)People
Bond, J. Max, Jr. (1935-2009) People
Bond, J. Max, Sr. (1902-1991)People
Bonds, Margaret (1913-1972)People
Bonga, George (1802–1880)People
Bonga, Stephen (1799–1884)People
Bonner, Marita Odette (1899-1971)People
Bontemps, Arna (1902-1973)People
Booker, Cory (1969- )People
Boseman, Benjamin Anthony (1840-1881)People
Bosley, Freeman Roberson, Jr. (1954- )People
Bouchet, Edward Alexander (1852-1918)People
Bousfield, Midian Othello (1885–1948)People
Bowen, John Wesley Edward (1855-1933)People
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