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Explore the rich and inspiring stories of African American history and Black history on Face2Face Africa’s History section. Discover fascinating African American history facts, the achievements of Black history heroes, and influential black history people who have shaped the world. Our articles delve into African history and the legacy of the African diaspora, celebrating the individuals and moments that have defined Black history across the globe. Whether you’re interested in African American history or learning more about pivotal black history facts, this is your gateway to understanding and honoring the past.
“The nation is better and richer for his having lived among us,” Reynold Verret, the president of Xavier University, said Wednesday while confirming the death of civil rights pioneer and educator Norman C. Francis. Certainly, Francis, as president of Xavier University in New Orleans for 47 years, both shaped a university as one of the…
Scores of people visit Ivy Creek Natural Area, a nature preserve in Albemarle County, known...
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, an iconic figure in the Civil Rights Movement and a protégé...
In February 1960, Clarence B. Jones received a phone call from a friend who informed him that...
American history has often been written with a focus on the wrong heroes. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the history of race and slavery in America. We endlessly highlight Thomas Jefferson’s...
Love is in the air. For many people, February 14, marking Valentine’s Day, is a day to show love, friendship, and affection through gifts, including cards, flowers, and chocolates. Even though the...
The Underground Railroad was a large movement in North America consisting of several individuals who worked together to aid enslaved men and women in their escape from their captors. The freedom network...
For more than 50 years at Bethel Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., Bill Greason was a beloved pastor. He baptized children, officiated weddings, and saved souls while reconciling people to God. But long...
Archaeologists believe that plantation slavery may have taken root on a 16th-century sugar estate on the tiny African island of São Tomé. The two volcanic islands of São Tomé...
His Ghanaian biographer Kofi Ayim describes his story as “one of extraordinary resilience, courage, and enduring legacy.” A product of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, Jack Cudjoe or Cudjo Bakwante...
A new statue honoring Mary Ann Macham, a woman who fled slavery in the U.S. and began a new life in North Shields in northern England, has been installed in the heart of the fishing town. The bronze...
David Drake was known for his large-sized historic pots that could hold 40 gallons of water. His large clay pots were also used for food storage in the 1850s. However, since he was an enslaved man in South...

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