Black History In Two Minutes

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Filibuster

April 15, 2023 May 10, 2023

Today, many are familiar with the term “filibuster,” a procedure to prolong debate and delay a vote — but less well-known is its com...

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Father Divine

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May 13, 2022 February 1, 2023

As the nation dealt with the darkness of the Great Depression, a Black leader by the name of Father Major Jealous Divine rose from t...

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Free Black Americans Before Civil War

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April 15, 2022 December 23, 2022

Even though slavery ended in the 1860s, free Black Americans made up 10% of the United States Black population. While the rest of th...

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Fort Mose: The First All-Black Settlement in the U.S.

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September 4, 2020 December 23, 2022

As European countries battled to claim territories in America, the Spanish state — which is now known as Florida — became a haven f...

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First African American Patent Holders

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May 22, 2020 December 23, 2022

Black inventors have made significant contributions in the name of not only advancing the American brand, but by way of breaking dow...

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Frederick Douglass | The Most Photographed American of the 19th Century

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April 3, 2020 December 23, 2022

Born into slavery as Frederick Douglass in 1818, this renowned lecturer and author would become one of the greatest public speakers...

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Freedman’s Bank | Black History in Two Minutes (or so)

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October 25, 2019 December 23, 2022

In 1865, after the north won the Civil War, the government opened the Freedman’s Bank. This institution was geared towards nearly fo...

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