Heritage In Black

Traces the history of the Negro in America from the Revolution to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's., Traces the history of Blacks in America from the Revolution to the civil rights movement of the 1960's. Uses old prints, paintings, portraits, photographs and archival film footage to document the achievements of Benjamin Banneker, Harriet Tubman, Fredrick Douglass, Josiah Henson, Sojourner Truth, Booker T. Washington, A. Philip Randolph, George Washington Carver, Jesse Owens and others.
, Examines the contributions of many black people to every area of American culture from the discovery of America to modern times. Emphasizes that blacks have played an active part in every event in America's history but have not been recognized as participants. Lists such well-known people as Harriet Tubman, George Washington Carver, Sojourner Truth, and Jesse Owens, among many others, and tells of their specific contributions.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.