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    • Antebellum African-American Settlements in Southern New Jersey

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      To discuss the existence of African Americans in Southern New Jersey one must understand the history of Quakers settlements in the region. Quakers, among the first dissenters from the Anglican Church, have been in Southern New Jersey since John Fenwick’s arrival in the 1680s. Early Quakers in the region included slaveholders; it was …

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    • [PDF File] Black People in South Dakota History'

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      Black People in South Dakota History' SARA L. BERNSON ROBERT J.EGGERS At the time of the 1970 census, 1,627 of South Dakotans 673,247 people were Negroes. The writing of their history-how ... famous for its good food as for its doUar-a-day bunks. '^ 10. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880: Population, l:\x\vn; Eleventh ...

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    • From Slave to Litigant: African Americans in Court in the ... - JSTOR

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      in American Flistory from New York University in 2011, and was a visiting scholar at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences from the fall of 2011 to the spring of 2012. She is currently working on a book examining civil cases between white and black Southerners in the 50 years after the Civil War. Law and History Review August 2012, Vol. 30 ...

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    • [PDF File] Let's Talk About Black Americans and Stroke - American Stroke …

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      Black people and is often more difficult to manage. • Overweight and obesity — Almost 70% of black . men and over 80% of black women are overweight . or obese. • Diabetes — African Americans are more likely to . have diabetes than non-Hispanic whites. • Sickle cell anemia — This common genetic disorder . in African Americans is a ...

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    • [PDF File] NASA's African-American Astronauts

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      Bolden is a veteran of four space-flights, with over 680 hours in space. Served as Pilot on STS-61C and STS-31 and Commander on STS-45 and STS-60. Bolden was selected as the 12th NASA administrator and first African-American administrator in 2009, leading the agency to achieve NASA’s mission and goals. He retired as NASA administrator in 2017.

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    • [PDF File] AFRICAN AMERICANS IN TEXAS: A Lasting Legacy

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      African Americans in Texas: A Lasting Legacy is a pdf brochure that highlights the contributions and achievements of African Americans in Texas history and culture. It covers topics such as slavery, emancipation, civil rights, education, arts, sports, and more. It also features a map of historical markers and sites related to African American heritage …

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    • [PDF File] 11 Famous African American Mathematicians - Squarespace

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      5.) Katherine Johnson (1918-Present) Katherine Johnson was the main character of the critically-acclaimed lm Hidden Figures. Her contributions in the eld of orbital mechanics, alongside fellow female African American mathematicians Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, were critical to the United States’ success in putting astronaut John Glenn ...

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    • [PDF File] African Americans and Lupus

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      n People of all races and ethnic groups can develop lupus. n Women develop lupus much more often than men: nine of every 10 people with lupus are women. Children can develop lupus, too. n Lupus is three times more common in African American women than in Caucasian women. n As many as 1 in 250 African American women will develop lupus.

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    • [PDF File] Lesson Plan African American Inventors in History

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      African American Inventors in History . From left to right: Granville T. Woods circa 1887, Lewis Howard Latimer in 1882, and Elijah McCoy were three famous African American inventors in the nineteenth century and early twentieth century . Images Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Part One: African American Inventors in History (60-80 minutes)

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    • [PDF File] African American Texans - Institute of Texan Cultures

      https://texancultures.utsa.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/TOA_African-American_Revised_VI.pdf

      Ranching also provided African American women a way to be independent businesswomenThe Taylor. -Stevenson Ranch was established in 1875 near Houston, owned by Ann George (a former slave) and her husband, Edward Taylor. This ranch remains the only African American -owned ranch in Texas maintained by the same family for …

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    • [PDF File] African American History * Famous Firsts - Mamaroneck United …

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      February is African American History Month This month provides an opportunity join in paying tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society. During and after World War II, African Americans began to make some progress in their fight for equality and justice.

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    • [PDF File] Famous African Americans Throughout History Crossword Puzzle

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      2. First African American Supreme Court Justice. 3. Famous jazz musician from New Orleans. 4. Escaped slavery in 1849 and worked through the Underground Railroad to free others. 5. Last name of a great Civil Rights activist and minister during the 1950s. 6. Refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man. 7. First African American ...

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    • [PDF File] RESEARCH GUIDE African American family research on Ancestry

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      Visit African American Records on Ancestry® > Researching your African American ancestors Follow potential slave-owning families back to the 1860 Census to determine whether they were still in the area and who the head of household was. Then search for them in the 1860 Census slave schedules to determine whether the household owned …

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    • [PDF File] AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORIC PLACES IN SOUTH CAROLINA

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      African Americans have made a vast contribution to the history of South Carolina throughout its over-300-year-history. The African American story lies at the very heart of our heritage. From the first English settlements African slaves provided the primary workforce, and by 1708 they formed a majority of the non-native population in the colony. By

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    • [PDF File] Famous African American Inventors

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      choose one famous person that they connect with in some way, research that person in depth and develop a presentation for the class where they dress as the famous person and tell the story of that person in a personal way that brings history to life. ! LessonGoals’ Students should: ! 1. Choose a famous African American to research. 2.

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    • NASA's African-American Astronauts

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      Bolden is a veteran of four space-flights, with over 680 hours in space. Served as Pilot on STS-61C and STS-31 and Commander on STS-45 and STS-60. Bolden was selected as the 12th NASA administrator and first African-American administrator in 2009, leading the agency to achieve NASA’s mission and goals. He retired as NASA administrator in 2017.

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    • [PDF File] African American Inventors Matching Worksheet - American …

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      African American Inventors Matching Worksheet . Match the name of the inventor in the left column with their invention in the right column! Granville T. Woods (1856–1910) Lewis Latimer (1848–1928) Garrett Morgan (1877–1963) Elijah McCoy (1844–1929) Jan Ernst Matzeliger (1852–1889) George Washington Carver (1864–1943)

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    • African American Members of the U.S. Congress: 1870-2020

      https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/RL/RL30378

      1 African American who has served in both chambers. The first African American Members, Senator Hiram Revels of Mississippi and Representative Joseph Rainey of South Carolina, both took the oath of office in 1870. These first two Members were among the 22 African American Members (2 in the Senate, 20 in the House) who began

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    • [PDF File] FAMOUS MILITARY UNITS - U.S. Department of Defense

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      first female African American to command a US warship; she also led a multinational counter-piracy task force in the Gulf of Aden . Ensign DeCarol Davis was the Coast Guard Academy’s first female African American valedictorian and she majored in electrical engineering (2008) Rear Admiral Barry C. Black was the first African American Chief of …

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    • “The Famous Lady Lovers:” - University of Michigan Library

      https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/110469/cwoolner_1.pdf?sequence=1

      “The Famous Lady Lovers:” African American Women and Same-Sex Desire from Reconstruction to World War II This dissertation examines the emergence of social networks created by African American women who loved women, and the public discourse that swirled around them. Focusing on specific urban locales in Chicago and New York, it …

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    • [PDF File] 10 Great Men and Women Who Fought For Freedom, Justice and …

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      now famous I Have a Dream speech. In 1964, at the age of 35, he became the youngest person and second African American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. In 2011 a memorial in his honor was opened at the National Mall in Washington, DC. The memorial features a 30 foot statue of Dr. King, called the Stone of Hope. Stone of Hope

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    • [PDF File] AFRICAN AMERICAN INVENTORS & INNOVATORS - Orange …

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      She was the first African American woman doctor to receive a medical patent. Patricia also has worked hard to bring eye care to people who did not have much money to visit doctors and get treatment. She co-founded the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness, which is dedicated to the idea that “eyesight is a basic human right.”

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    • Idaho Ebony: The African American Presence in Idaho State History

      https://www.jstor.org/stable/20064046

      campaigns of the 1950s and 1960s.50 The church played a major role in the lives of Idaho African Americans. African American churches began to emerge in Idaho in the early 1900s when black migrants newly-arrived in Boise made fellowship from house to house. Between the years 1905 and 1908, a variety of Protestant church leaders.

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    • [PDF File] African American Women in Georgia - Valdosta State University

      https://www.valdosta.edu/academics/library/general/documents/africanamericanwomeningeorgiamakinghistory.pdf

      1890 – 1996 Atlanta, GA. Educator. Harlem Renaissance Poet. Feminist Writer. Playwright. New Negro Movement Leader. First Black woman poet to garner national attention since Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. Best known and most widely published African-American woman poet of her time. Georgia’s most famous black woman writer before Alice Walker.

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    • [PDF File] The History and Visions of African American Psychology: Multiple ...

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      culty, or lack of necessity of identifying qualified African American graduate students and professionals (Holliday, 1999). Consequently, as recently as the late 1960s, major universities such as UCLA, Cornell, Harvard, Illinois, Yale, Stanford, and Iowa had not granted a single doctorate in psychology to an African American (Wispe et al., 1969).

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