Afro History

Nelson Mandela, July 4 1993. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The statue of Nelson Mandela in Parliament Square, London. Sculptor: Ian Walters (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, Gauteng, on 13 May 1998 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

John Woodruff,was an American track star and winner of the 800 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He competed in track in college at the University of Pittsburgh. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Map of Niger Español: Mapa de Niger (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: US Embassy in Niger: Students in make-shift classrooms like these will be beneficiaries of school building projects funded through the MCC threshold program (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The fertile south of Niger near the Niger river (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Beach at Crown Point, Tobago (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Pigeon Point, Tobago (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Elijah Muhammad standing behind microphones at podium / World Telegram & Sun photo by Stanley Wolfson. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

`The Fruit of Islam,` a special group of bodyguards for Muslim leader Elijah Muhammad, sits at the bottom of the platform while he delivers his annual Savior`s Day message in Chicago. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

BLACK MUSLIM WOMEN DRESSED IN WHITE APPLAUD ELIJAH MUHAMMAD DURING THE DELIVERY OF HIS ANNUAL SAVIOR’S DAY MESSAGE IN… – NARA – 556245 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Elijah Muhammad addresses followers including Cassius Clay / World Telegram & Sun photo by Stanley Wolfson. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Sketch of an Amistad prisoner, drawn as they awaited trial in New Haven. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Replica of the slave ship Amistad docked at Key West (Photo credit: State Library and Archives of Florida)

Sketch of an Amistad prisoner, drawn as they awaited trial in New Haven. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Sketch of an Amistad prisoner, drawn as they awaited trial in New Haven. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Sketch of an Amistad prisoner, drawn as they awaited trial in New Haven. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Sketch of an Amistad prisoner, drawn as they awaited trial in New Haven. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Sketch of an Amistad prisoner, drawn as they awaited trial in New Haven. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Sketch of an Amistad prisoner, drawn as they awaited trial in New Haven. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Lou Brock. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Buffalo soldiers of the 25th Infantry, some wearing buffalo robes, Ft. Keogh, Montana Italiano: “Buffalo soldiers” (“soldati bisonte”, ossia afroamericani) del 25 o Fanteria; alcuni indossano pelli di bisonte. Ft. Keogh, Montana. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Henry Johnson, United States Army buffalo soldier and Medal of Honor recipient for actions in the Indian Wars. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

An Afro-American Corporal, in the 9th Cavalry. Snow covers the ground 1890. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Lake Bomi, Tubmanburg, Liberia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Coat of arms of Liberia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Map of Liberia Español: Mapa de Liberia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Photograph taken in about August 1943, when the ship was first completed. This view was retouched by the censor to remove radar antennas, adding the pennant at the masthead in their place. It was then released for publication in March 1944. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Scottsboro Boys, with attorney Samuel Leibowitz, under guard by the state militia, 1932 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The crowd at Scottsboro on April 6, 1931 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

My father used to say that it’s never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, ‘You never know what you can accomplish until you try.’ (Photo credit: symphony of love)

English: A plaque commemorating the Fifth Pan African Conference/Congress held in Manchester in 1945. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Judge Jane Bolin, first black female to occupy a court bench (Photo credit: Wikipedia)