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Patrick Mahomes Sr. (1970-)
Patrick Mahomes, who is also known as Patrick Lavon Mahomes, Sr. or Pat Mahomes, is a former American professional baseball...
Black Cowboys in the 19th Century West (1850-1900)
The earliest evidence of African Americans as cattle herders (cowboys) in North America can be traced back to colonial South...
Richard Milo Clark (1964- )
Fulfilling a dream he held onto for nearly a decade, on September 23, 2020, three-star Gen. Richard M. Clark, at...
Walter Lawson (1862-1917)
Walter Lawson was a Buffalo Soldier, a private with the 25th Infantry Regiment of the US Calvary. Lawson was born...
Simeon Lewis Carson (1882-1954)
Dr. Simeon Lewis Carson, a late-19th and early-20th century black physician, would be most known for being one of the first...
Edward A. Rice, Jr. (1955- )
Retired 4-star Air Force General Edward A. Rice, Jr. was raised in Yellow Springs, Ohio, the son of Edward A. Rice, Sr.,...
The Harlem Renaissance in the American West
In the following article historians Bruce Glasrud and Cary Wintz discuss their new book, The Harlem Renaissance in the American...
Eileen Jackson Southern (1920-2002)
Eileen Southern was among the first generation of musicologists focused on studying, preserving, and teaching the history and traditions of...
Juneteenth: The Growth of an African American Holiday (1865- )
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Juneteenth Minidoc [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]In the article below, historian Quintard Taylor describes the origins and evolution of the Juneteenth...
