Hiram Rhodes Revels – Mississippi Senator By John C Abercrombie Hiram Rhodes Revels was born free in Fayetteville, North Carolina.[…]
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Rainey, Joseph Hayne – South Carolina Legislator
Joseph Hayne Rainey By John C Abercrombie Joseph Hayne Rainey was the son of Edward and Grace Rainey in Georgetown,[…]
Read moreWhipple, Prince – American Revolutionary Hero
Prince Whipple By John C Abercrombie The next depiction shown is that of Prince Whipple. The painting “Washington Crossing the[…]
Read moreBanneker, Benjamin – Astronomer, Surveyor, Mathematician
Benjamin Banneker By John C Abercrombie Benjamin Banneker – self-educated person and editor of his own almanac. Banneker was able[…]
Read moreHaynes, Lemuel – Unsung Black Hero of the American Revolutionary War
Lemuel Haynes By John C Abercrombie Lemuel Haynes – Black Calvinist minister to White congregations for 30 years. Worked against[…]
Read moreArmistead Lafayette, James – Helps Win American Revolutionary War
James Armistead By John C Abercrombie Next, we have James Armistead who played an extremely important role in the[…]
Read moreSalem, Peter – Hero – Battle of Bunker Hill
Peter Salem By John C Abercrombie Peter Salem was born a slave and worked on his owner’s farm for most[…]
Read moreBlack Heroes – Revolutionary War – Founding Fathers
Black Heroes – American Revolutionary War – Founding Fathers By John C Abercrombie Glen Beck speaks about Founding Fathers of[…]
Read moreSmithsonian Black History – Air and Space Museum
Black Air Heroes – Smithsonian Air and Space Museum by John C Abercrombie Following a group trip we had just[…]
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