Afro-American Luminaries
These dynamic resources are here to show the stories of
Black-Americans of African Ancestry
ACTIVISTS
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Civil Rights Leaders (NAACP)
https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/civil-rights-leaders
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Black Activists - Franklin Pierce University
https://libguides.franklinpierce.edu/black-history/black-activists
ARTISTS
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NATIONAL Galary of ArtI
https://www.nga.gov/stories/articles/16-black-artists-know
ASTRONAUTS
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NASA’s African-American Astronauts
https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/african_american_astronauts_fs.pdf?emrc=6ccb2a
ATHLETES
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25 Black Athletes Who Changed the World
https://www.complex.com/sports/a/jose-martinez/25-black-athletes-changed-the-world
AUTHORS
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List of African-American Writters
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_African-American_writers -
American Witters Museum (Black History Month)
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13 Black Authors to Read
https://www.pbs.org/articles/10-black-authors-to-read
BOSTON, MA
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Black Church Leaders in Boston
Google Search -
History of Afican Americans in Boston |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_African_Americans_in_Boston -
Twelfth Baptist Church Boston, MA - Notable Members Boston, MA.
https://www.tbcboston.org/notablemembers -
National Center of Afro American Artists |
https://ncaaa.org/
DOCUMENTARIES
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Black Panther Party - youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqxwTABwtnU&list=PLRlq_gTcCwbCdpHyWUVv4JqvZYjKCunVg&rco=1 -
Buffalo Soldiers - youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65xH_ce3O6w -
Marcus Garvey Documentary - youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpsKWGIZIhw&list=PLRlq_gTcCwbCdpHyWUVv4JqvZYjKCunVg&index=50 -
7 Black Millionaires They Tried to Erase from History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XX0XUqSWLQ -
Top 10 Black Inventors and Inventions That Were Silenced - youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klT1FthWbyY
INVENTORS
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List of African-American inventors and scientists
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_African-American_inventors_and_scientists
MEDICAL
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Celebrating 10 African-American medical pioneers
https://www.aamc.org/news/celebrating-10-african-american-medical-pioneers -
Honoring Black Medical Pioneers in the United States
https://www.aafp.org/news/inside-aafp/black-history-month-timeline.html -
Black Leaders who paved the way for a healthier future
https://www.vitalstrategies.org/vital-stories-black-leaders-who-paved-the-way-for-a-healthier-future/
MILITARY
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The Commanders: African American Admirals & Generals in the U.S. Military, 1940-
https://blackpast.org/the-commanders-admirals-and-generals/
MOVIES
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The 100 best Black / urban movies of all time
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls054431555/ -
Pioneers of Black Hollywood
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls054858185/
MUSEUMS
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Museum of Afro American History, Nantuket, MA
https://www.maah.org/ -
Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture
https://nmaahc.si.edu/ Washington, DC
MUSIC CLASSICAL
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African-American classical composers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:African-American_classical_composers
MUSIC JAZZ
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Afro -American Jazz compsers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:African-American_jazz_composers
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
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People of the Underground Railroad
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/undergroundrailroad/people.htm
WE SHOULD NEVER FORGET
1 O my people, listen to my instructions.Open your ears to what I am saying, 2 for I will speak to you in a parable.I will teach you hidden lessons from our past—3 stories we have heard and known,stories our ancestors handed down to us.4 We will not hide these truths from our children;we will tell the next generationabout the glorious deeds of the Lord,about his power and his mighty wonders.5 For he issued his laws to Jacob;he gave his instructions to Israel.He commanded our ancestorsto teach them to their children,6 so the next generation might know them—even the children not yet born—and they in turn will teach their own children. 7 So each generation should set its hope anew on God,not forgetting his glorious miraclesand obeying his commands.
Psalms 78:1-7