Cover Story: Changing The Game 15 Notable Events In African-American History
by Audrey Peterson
Celebrating a decade and a half of publication American Legacy bring you 15 influential moments in African-American History.
15 Game Changers List from American Legacy’s Anniversary Issue
- 1619 - The arrival of Africans in Jamestown
- 1776 and 1787–1789 - The omission of the words “slaves” and “slavery” from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution
- 1791–1804 - The Haitian Revolution
- 1830s to 1865 - The Underground Railroad
- The AME Church is founded
- 1811 - The German Coast Uprising
- 1896 - The Plessy v. Ferguson Decision
- 1905 and 1909 - The formation of the Niagara Movement and the NAACP
- 1925 - The Brotherhood of the Sleeping Car Porters is founded
- 1936 and 1938 – Jesse Owens wins Gold at the Berlin Olympics; Joe Louis Knocks out Max Schmeling
- 1The Great Black Migration and the Harlem Renaissance
- 1964 - President Johnson and voting rights
- 1966 – Stokely Carmichael Calls for Black Power
- 1972 - Shirley Chisholm runs for President
- 1976 - Alex Haley’s ROOTS
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Days Of The Black Jockey
by Jo Cavallo
Today they have nearly disappeared from the horseracing. A century ago African-Americans dominated it.
The Black Big Top
by Constance Garcia-Barrio
From roustabouts to ringmasters, from Siamese twins who played for Queen Victoria to the trainer who got rich boxing with an elephant, African-Americans have been part of the circus since its earliest days.
Scarred Walls Of Stone
by Cheo Tyehimba
At two of Ghana’s infamous slave castles, the holding pens for captive Africans bound for the Americas, a visitor finds a history of horror and perseverance.
They Went West
by Quintard Taylor
The promise of freedom and opportunity has lured black Americans westward since before there was a United States. The frontier is gone, but the migration continues.
