Black Past: Wright, Louis T.

A brief article about the famous black author, Richard Wright.

The importance of Jonathan Wright's legal career is explained in this encyclopedia article.

This encyclopedia entry gives a brief biography of the controversial black leader, Louis Farrakhan, head of the Nation of Islam. You can click on a link to a website for more information.

A fascinating encyclopedia article about Granville Woods, a black inventor,often referred to as the "black Edison."

This is a profile of Jesse Jackson and his efforts in the civil rights movement.

This interesting encyclopedia article recounts the self-segregated community of Mound Bayou, Mississippi, which was founded as a place for blacks to find economic opportunity at a time of extreme racial violence in the South.

Read about Joe Louis, successful boxer, in this encyclopedia article.

Encyclopedia entry that discusses the race riots in East St. Louis in 1917 that began when African American workers replaced white workers that had gone on strike in February and escalated to the violence that erupted in July.

Concise biographical profile of African American surgeon and political activist Louis T. Wright.

This brief encyclopedia biography about George Washington Carver tells about his interest and research in agriculture, especially in the South.