Black History Library Page
The Founding Fathers and Slavery
Even though the issue of slavery is often raised as a discrediting charge against the Founding Fathers, the historical fact is that slavery was not the product of, nor was it an evil introduced by, the Founding Fathers; slavery had been introduced to America nearly two centuries before the Founders. As [...]
Black History Resources
Below is a compilation of various resources and biographies for several black history related people and events. American War for Independence Soldiers James Armistead Biographical Resources: WallBuilders Biography Black Past US Army The Black Phalanx; A History of the Negro Soldiers of the United States in the Wars of 1775-1812, 1861-'65 [...]
Lemuel Haynes
July 18th marks the anniversary of the birth of Lemuel Haynes in 1753. Most Americans probably don't know who this man was, but his is a story definitely worth noting! Lemuel Haynes was a black American, abandoned at five months old by his parents and hired as an indentured servant. During [...]
What Does the Flag Mean?
U.S.C.T. and the Symbolism of the Flag in the Civil War The flag of the United States of America is the perennial symbol of the nation, but its meaning is constantly under debate. Recently, several major media incidents have questioned the true value of the Stars and Stripes—specifically whether the flag [...]
The Miraculous Life of Briton Hammon
In 1760 America became the first nation to publish a work of prose by a writer of African descent.[i] In fourteen pages, the slave and author Briton Hammon recounts nearly 13 years of trial, hardship, and adventure—ending in a way that would surprise most people today. Only two copies of his [...]
The “Red Tails”
In 1938, President Franklin Roosevelt, anticipating possible war in Europe, started a pilot training program for civilians which was also opened to black Americans, and the 1940 Selective Training and Service Act allowed blacks to be drafted. The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of black pilots trained as part of the [...]
America’s Exceptional History of Anti-Slavery
"Moral Map of the US" Recently the idea of American Exceptionalism has been ridiculed in academic and political circles with entire books dedicated to the purpose of tearing down any thought of an ethical America.[i] Much of this recent shift centers around America’s record on slavery. For instance, organizations [...]
Black Communist Leader Exposes the Truth of Racial Divide
This is a part of our Alumni Series of articles written by past participants of the WallBuilders/Mercury One Leadership Training Program. Click here to learn more about LTP. By Noah DeGarmo – Class of 2019 Manning Johnson, a black man born in 1908, joined the Communist Party USA in 1930, where he served [...]
If You Care About Black Lives—End Abortion
In the midst of all the passion, division, and activism, there should be at least one central premise that every American can agree on—that life matters. But increasingly the truth is becoming clear that only certain lives matter. Specifically speaking, leftist activist group “Black Lives Matter” says one thing but then [...]
Early Black Political Leaders
The first black US Senator was Hiram Rhodes Revels. Revels (1827-1901) attended a seminary in Indiana before becoming a preacher in 1845. He was jailed in 1854 for preaching to slaves in St. Louis, even though he "sedulously refrained from doing anything that would incite slaves to run away from their [...]
