Dr. Daisy M. Brooks A proud product of Natchez, Mississippi, Dr. Daisy Brooks has broken glass ceilings and kicked down doors for women and women of color for decades. Her sincere desire to please the Lord and education have been the leading catalyst for Dr.…
Dr. Wadell Brooks, Sr. Dr. Wadell Brooks, Sr., was born in Lexington, Mississippi. He was the first black student to graduate from East St. Louis Senior High School and a centennial graduate of Illinois State Normal University. He received two Honorary Doctorate Degrees from Faith…
Uncle Sam Recruitment Poster Anedi (Student) Uncle Sam (which has the same initials as United States) is a common national personification of the federal government of the United States or the country in general. Since the early 19th century, Uncle Sam has been a popular…
Freedman’s Bureau Jayla (Student) The United States Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, commonly known as the Freedmen’s Bureau, was created by Congress in 1865 to assist in the political and social reconstruction of post-war Southern states and to help formerly enslaved people make…
Howard University Journee (Student) Howard University is a private, federally chartered historically black research university in Washington, D.C., located in the Shaw neighborhood. It is classified among “R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity” and accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Howard…
Sojourner Truth Jayla (Student) Sojourner Truth (Isabella Van Wagener) was born in 1797 in Ulster county, New York, United States. She died November 26, 1883 in Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S. Her parents were Elizabeth Baumfree and James Baumfree. Sojourner was the daughter of enslaved African…
African Zebra Masks Jayla (Student) Sometimes, African masks look like animals and are used in dances for weddings, funerals, and initiation rites. This mask is an example of a zebra mask from Kenya. Kenya is a country in East Africa and is the 27th most…
Fugitive Slave in Canada Jeremiah (student) There was an African presence in Canada before slavery. The first person of African heritage known to have come to what is now Canada arrived over 400 years ago. In 1604, Mathieu Da Costa arrived with the French explorers…
Afro Pick Jeremiah (Student) In the late twentieth century, combs for African-type hair significantly re-emerged in the United States. Afro-picks became a hallmark of Black culture in the 1970s as a response to political and social unrest. New hairstyles, like the afro, also emerged to…
Juneteenth Jeremiah (Student) Juneteenth is a day to reflect on both bondage and freedom — a day of both pain and purpose. It is, in equal measure, a remembrance of both the long, hard night of slavery and subjugation, as well as a celebration of…
Tuskegee Airman Izayha The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American military aviators in the United States armed forces. During their years of operation, 1940 to 1946, 996 pilots were trained at Tuskegee Army Airfield. Approximately 445 were deployed overseas and 150 lost their lives…
Negro Green Book Izayha (Student) The Negro Motorist Green Book, popularly known as the Green Book, was a travel guide intended to help African American motorists avoid social obstacles prevalent during the period of racial segregation, commonly referred to as Jim Crow. The Green Book…