Many have heard of Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery Bus, but not many people have heard of the earlier act of Claudette Colvin that would help initiate the Montgomery Bus Boycott and spark a national civil rights movement. Claudette Colvin was born Claudette Austin in… Read More The post Claudette Colvin appeared first on Black History Ed Zone ..read more

Small museums are loaded with local history. On Juneteenth, I visited such a museum and historic site, The Dr. James Still Historic Office Site. Who was Dr. James Still? 1812-1882 Dr. James Still was the son of Levin and Charity Still. Both were once enslaved in Maryland. Levin purchased his freedom and Charity escaped to… Read More The post Dr. James Still Historic Site appeared first on Black History Ed Zone ..read more

Small museums are loaded with local history. On Juneteenth, I visited such a museum and historic site, The Dr. James Still Historic Office Site. Who was Dr. James Still? 1812-1882 Dr. James Still was the son of Levin and Charity Still. Both were once enslaved in Maryland. Levin purchased his freedom and Charity escaped to… Read More The post Dr. James Still Historic Site appeared first on Black History Ed Zone ..read more

Clifford Alexander, Jr. was the first Black person to serve as Secretary of the United States Army. He was appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1977 and served in the position until 1981. The Secretary of the Army is the top non-military person in the Department of Defense. As secretary Clifford was responsible for recruiting… Read More The post Clifford Alexander appeared first on Black History Ed Zone ..read more

Mary Eliza Mahoney always wanted to be a nurse. But becoming one was not easy for a young Black girl in the late 1800s. When she was a teenager Mary went to work at the New England Hospital for Women and Children. The hospital was unique. Only women worked there. Mary worked at the hospital… Read More The post Mary Eliza Mahoney appeared first on Black History Ed Zone ..read more

Mary Eliza Mahoney always wanted to be a nurse. But becoming one was not easy for a young Black girl in the late 1800s. When she was a teenager Mary went to work at the New England Hospital for Women and Children. The hospital was unique. Only women worked there. Mary worked at the hospital… Read More The post Mary Eliza Mahoney appeared first on Black History Ed Zone ..read more

Joseph Hayne Rainey fled to Bermuda so he would not have to help the Confederate Army during the Civil War. When he returned to the United States, he went into politics. He was the first Black man to serve in the United States House of Representatives. Joseph was born into slavery in Georgetown, South Carolina… Read More The post Joseph Hayne Rainey appeared first on Black History Ed Zone ..read more

Joseph Hayne Rainey fled to Bermuda so he would not have to help the Confederate Army during the Civil War. When he returned to the United States, he went into politics. He was the first Black man to serve in the United States House of Representatives. Joseph was born into slavery in Georgetown, South Carolina… Read More The post Joseph Hayne Rainey appeared first on Black History Ed Zone ..read more