Angela’s Arrival in Jamestown in 1619 Marked the Beginning of a Subjugation That Left Millions in Chains.
By the time Angela was brought to Jamestown’s muddy shores in 1619, she had survived war and capture in West Africa, a forced march of more than 100 miles to the sea, a miserable Portuguese slave ship packed with 350 other Africans and an attack by pirates during the journey to the Americas. “All of […]
The First African American Major League Baseball Player Isn’t Who You Think
On Monday, every player in Major League Baseball will wear Jackie Robinson’s No. 42 to honor the player who broke baseball’s color barrier on April 15, 1947. The country is also marking the centennial of Robinson’s birth on Jan. 31, 1919 throughout the year. #Jackie42 forever. pic.twitter.com/S3cKN4lMtt — MLB (@MLB) April 15, 2019 But the first African […]
Alabama Historical Group Elects First Black President
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A group for Alabama historians has elected its first African-American president after more than 70 years in existence. The Alabama Historical Association has elected Wetumpka native Franzine Taylor as president for the upcoming year. Taylor works in the archives department at Alabama State University in Montgomery. An announcement from the school […]
