Black Authors That Paved The Way In American History presentation. We spoke about authors that wrote books during and after slavery, post-civil war era, and modern day writers. In honor of Black History Month. Hosted by King Kevin Dorival at the Northwest Branch Library in Pompano Beach, FL. http://www.kevindorival.com/king-store/ King Kevin Dorival Follow Me on […]
Cornell College first African-American graduate was Frank Jeremiah Armstrong, Class of 1900. In the late 1800s and early 1900s it wasn’t common for Black baseball players to play on a integrated baseball team. However, this did happened sometimes. Cornell College started its doors in Mount Vernon, Iowa, in 1853. The college was founded as the […]
Ira Revels, Margaret Washington, and Sean Eversley-Bradwell look at American education from the African American perspective. (Feb 25, 2009 at Cornell University) – Ira Revels discusses the role of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in black education during the mid to early 19th century, using images from the HBCU Digital Collection, a collaborative project […]