Online Encyclopedia: African American History, Events

An Online Reference Guide to African American History

Quintard Taylor

Scott and Dorothy Bullitt Professor of American History

University of Washington, Seattle

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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.

Entry Title	Entry Type
Andry’s Rebellion (1811)	Events
Attica Prison Riot (1971)	Events
Bloody Sunday, Selma, Alabama, (March 7, 1965)	Events
Detroit Race Riot (1943)	Events
Detroit Race Riot (1967)	Events
East St. Louis Race Riot: July 2, 1917	Events
Emancipation Proclamation (1863)	Events
First Emancipation	Events
Fort Pillow Massacre (1864)	Events
Freedom Rides (1961)	Events
Gong Lum v. Rice (1927)	Events
Great Migration, The (1915-1960)	Events
Harpers Ferry Raid, 1859	Events
Howard Beach Incident (1986)	Events
Jordan Hatcher Case (1852)	Events
Leonard “Kip” Rhinelander Trial (1925)	Events
Little Rock Crisis, 1957	Events
Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation (1775)	Events
Louisiana Purchase and African Americans (1803)	Events
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (August 28, 1963)	Events
March on Washington Movement (1941–1947)	Events
Margaret Garner Incident (1856)	Events
Miami (Liberty City) Riot, 1980	Events
Million Woman March, 1997	Events
Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-56)	Events
New York City Slave Uprising (1712)	Events
New York Slave Conspiracy (1741)	Events
Newark Riot (1967)	Events
Niagara Movement (1905-1909)	Events
Orangeburg Massacre (1968)	Events
Pennsylvania Hall Fire (1838)	Events
Poor People's Campaign (December 4, 1967 – June 19, 1968)	Events
Pruitt-Igoe Housing Project, St. Louis, Missouri (1956–1976)	Events
Rosewood Massacre (1923)	Events
Scottsboro Boys, Trial and Defense Campaign (1931–1937)	Events
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Bombing, Birmingham (1963)	Events
Stono Rebellion (1739)	Events
Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment (1932-1972)	Events
Wilmington Race Riot of 1898	Events

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