African-American Events

Not underground and definitely not a railroad, the Underground Railroad became the hope of freedom for many. Learn more about this courageous organization that epitomizes the self-sacrifice of abolitionists in America's past.

On March 6, 1857, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney read the majority opinion of the Supreme Court which proclaimed that black people were not citizens of the United States. Further, it said that Congress had no authority to ban slavery from a federal territory. Here is a chronology of this court case.

One of the golden times in our history and definately a golden age for African-Americans. A "renaissance" for writers, poets, painters, and musicians. In the 1920's, Harlem was "the" place to be. Excerpts from the Steven Watson book.

A detailed look at the Supreme Court case that curtailed the rights of African-Americans for years.

The text from this famous case that ruled slaves to be property. From the Cornell Law Supreme Court site.