The Republic of Niger, one of the largest inland countries in West Africa, gained its independence on August 3, 1960, from…

Esteemed African-American historian, John Hope Franklin, was born January 2, 1915, in Rentiesville, Oklahoma. Franklin is noted for highlighting the…

Best-selling author and activist, James Arthur Baldwin was born on August 2, 1924, in Harlem, New York. His eloquence and…

Nelson Mandela, the first Black president of South Africa and father of South African democracy, was born on July 18,…

Born into slavery on June 21, 1932, in Georgetown, South Carolina, Joseph Rainey was freed in the 1840s after his…