The Unhidden Minute

Langston Hughes, an iconic figure in American literature, was born on February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri. He became one of the most significant poets, novelists, and playwrights of the Harlem Rena…

James Beckwourth, born around 1798, was a remarkable figure of the American West, known for his exploits as a fur trader, scout, and explorer. Born into slavery in Virginia, Beckwourth eventually gai…

Zora Neale Hurston, born on January 7, 1891, in Notasulga, Alabama, was a pioneering Black American author, anthropologist, and folklorist. She is best known for her novel "Their Eyes Were Watching G…

Born into slavery in 1838, Bass Reeves emerged as one of the most legendary lawmen of the American West. After the Civil War, Reeves, who had many talents including marksmanship and tracking, became …

Paul Laurence Dunbar was an influential Black American poet, novelist, and playwright who rose to prominence in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in 1872 in Dayton, Ohio, Dunbar was the so…

Founded in 1877, the town of Nicodemus, Kansas was a beacon of hope and self-determination for Black Americans during the post-Civil War era of Reconstruction. Part of the larger Exoduster movement, …

Give me a minute and let me tell you a story.  From its very beginning, the United States of America has been built upon the dedicated efforts of remarkable human beings. Our history is a conglomerat…

During the Great Depression from 1933 to 1936 a racially integrated unit of the Civilian Conservation Corps known as Company 818 built a series of trails through Grand Canyon National Park. Establish…

Buck C. Franklin was a prominent attorney in Tulsa, Oklahoma through the 1920s. He played a significant role in advocating for the rights of Black Americans during a time of deep segregation and raci…

Charles Young, born in 1864 to enslaved parents in Kentucky, became the third Black American to graduate from West Point Military Academy in 1889. Throughout his military career, he faced discriminat…

The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 stands as one of the most devastating episodes of racial violence in American history. Occurring in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, a prosperous African Ame…

The Harlem Renaissance was a vibrant cultural and intellectual movement that emerged in the 1920s within the Black American community in the burrow of Harlem in New York City. This period marked a pr…

The 54th Massachusetts Regiment was one of the most renowned Black American units to serve in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Organized 1863, the regiment was composed primarily of free…

Josephine Baker, an iconic entertainer, and civil rights activist, played a lesser known yet vital role during World War II. Born in 1906 in St. Louis, Missouri, Baker faced racial discrimination in …

Henry Johnson was a Black American soldier who served with distinction during World War I. Born in 1892 in North Carolina, Johnson was assigned to the 369th Infantry Regiment, also known as the Harle…

Mary McLeod Bethune was a prominent Black American educator, civil rights leader, and political activist. Born in 1875 to formerly enslaved parents in South Carolina, Bethune overcame poverty and dis…

During World War I the 369th Infantry Regiment, was an Black American military unit known as the Harlem Hell Fighters. Established in 1913 as a National Guard unit based in New York City, the regimen…

Eugene James Bullard (October 9, 1895 – October 12, 1961), was the first black American military pilot. Born in Columbus Georgia, Bullard fled to Europe in 1912 shortly after the death of his mother …

Sojourner Truth, born Isabella Baumfree in 1797, transcended the confines of an enslaved person to become an indomitable force in the abolitionist and women's rights movements of the 19th century. Es…

Matthew Alexander Henson (August 8, 1866 - March 9,1955) was a Black American explorer who was the first person to stand on the North Pole. Born in 1866, Henson began is travels as cabin boy on a tal…