President Obama takes the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol and delivers his second inaugural address.

On January 20, 2009 President Barack Obama was sworn in as 44th President of the United States and delivered his Inaugural Address.You are free to...

Full speech from Grant Park in Chicago. November 4th, 2008.You are free to download and share our list of learning activities. African American...

Garrett Morgan patented a safety hood and smoke protector after seeing firefighters struggling from the smoke they encountered in the line of duty...

On December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, AL and sparked the American Civil Rights movement of the 20th...

Rosa Parks (February 4, 1913 to October 24, 2005) refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a segregated Montgomery, Alabama bus,...

The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams predominantly made up of African Americans and, to a lesser...

In 1947, he made history when his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers ended racial segregation in Major League Baseball.You are free to download and...

Bayard Rustin formulated many of the strategies that propelled the American civil rights movement. His passionate belief in Gandhi's...

In 1312 Musa became emperor following the death of his predecessor, Abu-Bakr II.  When he was crowned, he was given the name Mansa meaning...

A disaster supplies kit is a collection of basic items your household may need in the event of an emergency. Free and fun preparedness activity...

Bishop Michael Curry, the first black leader of the Episcopal Church in the United States, delivered a 14-minute. impassioned sermon at the...