The Cynical Historian
The History of American Veterans
Veterans’ part in American history has been more important than you would typically think, and I’m not talking about their time during war. That’s military history. It’s when they return, what veterans have done to shape this country. In...
Biography
W.E.B. Du Bois - Civil Rights Pioneer | Biography
Watch a video about African-American civil rights pioneer W.E.B. DuBois. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper into Biography on our site: http://www.biography.com Follow Biography for more...
Biography
W.E.B. Du Bois - Rivalry with Booker T. Washington | Biography
Watch a video about the rivalry between African-American leaders W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper into Biography on our site: http://www.biography.com...
Biography
Colin Powell - Military Leader | Mini Bio | BIO
Colin Luther Powell is a United States statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State (2001-2005), serving under President George W. Bush. He was the first African...
Biography
Condoleezza Rice - Government Official | Mini Bio | BIO
Condoleezza Rice was born in 1954 in Alabama. She became the first woman and first African American to serve as provost of Stanford University. In 2001, Rice was appointed national security adviser by President George W. Bush, becoming...
PBS
Ralph Ellison and the Black Arts Movement
The ideas of the leaders of the Black Arts Movement were in direct contrast to those of Ralph Ellison. A clip from the American Masters film Ralph Ellison: An American Journey clarifies these conflicts between Ellison and the younger...
Biography
Marcus Garvey- Mini Biography
An overview Marcus Garvey's life and his Pan-African philosophy are introduced in this short mini-biography of this controversial figure.
Biography
Booker Washington- Mini Biography
Slave, educator, orator, philosopher. Booker T. Washington is the subject of a mini-biography that provides an overview of the life and achievements of this remarkable man.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Benjamin Carson Biography
Biography of Benjamin Carson, a distinguished pediatric neurosurgeon who was honored for his work with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2008 by George W. Bush.