Booker T. Washington was born into slavery and rose to become a leading African American intellectual of the 19 century, founding Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (Now Tuskegee University) in 1881 and the National Negro Business League two decades later. Continue reading Profile: Booker T. Washington (1856-1915)
Carrie Mae Weems is an american artist and photographer known for creating installations that combine photography, audio, and text to examine many facets of contemporary American life. Continue reading Profile: Carrie Mae Weems (1953-)
ansberry v. Lee, 311 U.S. 32 (1940), is a famous case now usually known in civil procedure for teaching that res judicata may not bind a subsequent plaintiff who had no opportunity to be represented in the earlier civil action. Continue reading Hansberry v. Lee
James Vernon Herring was an African-American artist and professor of art at Howard University. Continue reading Profile: James V. Herring (1887-1969)
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