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Begun as a grass-roots committee in the 1970s, the Afro-American Historical Society was formed by Captain Thomas Taylor (president of the Jersey City branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), Theodore Brunson, (lay historian in Afro-American history), [10] Mrs. Nora Fant (long time and activist resident of Jersey City), and Mrs. Virginia Dunnaway (community ...
The African American population in New Jersey is predominantly located in urban areas, specifically in the cities of Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, and Trenton, as well as in Essex and Union Counties. South Jersey also harbors a substantial African American population, primarily concentrated in Camden County, Willingboro, and Atlantic City ...
African American Historical and Cultural Museum Waterloo Iowa 1997 A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum: Chicago: Illinois: 1995 [8] Africa Center, The: New York City New York: 1984 [9] [a] African American Civil War Memorial Museum: Washington: D.C. 1999 [13] African-American Research Library and Cultural Center: Fort Lauderdale: Florida ...
Front page of The Echo from 1904, announcing the argument before the Supreme Court in the Clyatt v. United States peonage case.. This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in the state of New Jersey.
Cornelius "Cornbread" Givens (1931–2008), civil rights leader who became the first African American to run for mayor of a major US city, when he ran for office in Jersey City [168] Edward W. Gray (1870–1942), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1915–1919 (B) [ 169 ]
Arabella Chapman (1859–1927) was an African American woman who is best remembered for being the first student to graduate from upstate New York's Albany School for Educating People of Color, later known as Albany High School. [1]
The largest African-American community is in Atlanta, Georgia; followed by Washington, DC; Houston, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Miami, Florida; [1] [circular reference] and Detroit, Michigan. [2] About 80 percent of the city population is African-American. A quarter of Metro Detroit (Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties) are African-American.
Pages in category "African-American history of New Jersey" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .