Slavery: An Incalculable Human Loss Slavery was an American Holocaust.		Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong's talent as a trumpeter shaped the world of jazz.
The Great Migration At the end of the 19th century, droves of African-Americans migrated North.		Duke Ellington A great American composer, Ellington's big band music became wildly popular in the 1950s and...
The Great Migration and the Search for a New Life The Great Migration had a significant effect on the U.S. economy.		Miles Davis Miles Davis was known as the Picasso of jazz.
The Founding of the NAACP Discover how the NAACP was established.		Jimi Hendrix Jimi Hendrix was an astonishing musical innovator, whose style has yet to be defined.
The Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s The civil rights movement was mobilized in the 1950s, attempting to close the racial divide.		African-American Film Pioneers African-American filmmakers pushed the envelope by using their movies as a social and political...
Other African-American Faith Traditions Non-Christian-based faiths are also prominently influential within African-American life.		African-Americans in the Civil War African-Americans played a very important role the Civil War, as this article describes. Help...
Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman's heroic rescue effort brought slaves to freedom.		Current Challenges in the African-American Community Learn about the challenges faced by today's African-American community.
Ralph Bunche Ralph Bunche served brilliantly as a professor and diplomat, and made many significant global...		Supporting Tolerance and Cultural Understanding at Home and Around the World Join the effort to move the U.S. toward full equality, by developing a supportive, open-minded...
Slave Narratives African slaves brought a tradition of oral narratives to the U.S., a tradition that persisted...		Celebrating the African-American Entrepreneurial Spirit Learn about organizations and campaigns that help African-American business people network and...
Robert Johnson Robert Johnson was a talented guitarist, whose music laid the groundwork for Delta blues.		Slave Ships Learn about the horrendous conditions aboard the slave ships that carried Africans to America.