On May 2, 1879 Nannie Helen Burroughs was born, to parents John and Jennie, in Orange Virginia. Jennie moved Nannie and her younger sister to Washington D.C. believing that it
Category: Modern History
The Berlin ConferenceThe Berlin Conference
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The 1884-85 Berlin Conference brought together European nations and the United States to carve up Africa. Notably, no African nations were represented during the four-month conference, where participating countries dictated
The Uprising in Santa DomingoThe Uprising in Santa Domingo
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The uprising in Santa Domingo in 1521 represents the earliest documented slave revolt in the Americas. Occurring on Christmas Day 1521, it unfolded on a sugar plantation belonging to Diego
Stono RebellionStono Rebellion
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September 9, 1739 Stono rebellion was a large revolt of enslaved people in the colony of South Carolina, near Stono River. The timing of the uprising is often tied to
Medgar Wiley EversMedgar Wiley Evers
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Born in Decatur, MS on July 2nd 1925, Medgar Wiley Evers was a civil rights activist and the first field secretary in the South for the NAACP. James and Jesse
The Tryal Ship RebellionThe Tryal Ship Rebellion
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According to the accounts of a ship captain by the name of Don Benito Cereno, the ship Tryal was taken by a group of Africans from Senegal. Don Benito set