Marcus Garvey (1887-1940) was a one-of-a-kind Black leader. His program for the return of African people to their motherland rocked the foundations of three empires, all future Black Power movements owed a debt to his example, and his prophecy was fulfilled in the independence that gave birth to more than thirty African states.
Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, and once he discovered that knowledge meant power, he surreptitiously learnt to read and write to give himself an advantage. He made dramatic talks about his experience as a slave after fleeing to the North in 1838. He made such an impression on President Abraham Lincoln that he became one…
Nobody predicted George Washington Carver's success when he was born in Missouri in the 1860s. Slaves were not permitted to attend school.Carver returned to school after the Civil War and excelled as a student. He was the first black student and later the first black professor at Iowa State Agricultural College. He went on to Tuskegee Institute, where he studied…
Ida Bell Wells was born into slavery in 1862 and was released in 1865 as a consequence of the Emancipation Proclamation. Despite this, she could see how unfair the society she lived in was. This inspired her to pursue a career as a writer and activist. She campaigned against discrimination and for African-American equality throughout her life. Ida B. Wells…
He dreamed of transforming South Africa as a youngster, and as an adult, he transformed the world. Nelson Mandela spent his whole life fighting apartheid and advocating for a nonviolent revolution. He spent 27 years in jail before becoming the inspirational leader of the new South Africa. He went on to become the country's first black president and achieve his…
