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Working Americans Vol. 14: African Americans

Table of Contents

1898: African American Wood Turner




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Farmville, Virginia




1913: Young Singer of Spirituals




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Denmark, South Carolina




1916: African American U.S. Army Major




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Mexico




1917: Civil Rights Advocate




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Harlem, New York




1919: Female African American Entrepreneur




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Harlem, New York




1920–1939




1927: Blues Singer Florence Mills




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Harlem, New York City, New York




1935: African American Couple Emigrate from Rural South to Urban North




Life at Home




Life at Work: The Pullman Company




Life in the Community: Harlem, New York




The Sharecropper System




1939: Female Pianist and Musical Arranger




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Kansas City, Missouri




1940–1959




1942: Guitarist with Transformative Technique




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma




1945: Female Trombonist in Traveling Band




Life at Home




Life at Work




Wartime Entertainers




1946: African American Newspaper Reporter




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania




The Black Press




1946: African American Sailor and Desegregation Advocate




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, Puerto Rico




1948: U.S. Delegate and Postwar Architect




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: London, England




Britain during the War




1951: Former Slave and Proud Matriarch




Life at Home




Life at Work: Midwife




Life in the Community: Summerton, South Carolina




1952: Olympic Gold Medal Hurdler




Life at Home




Life at Work: Olympic Athlete




Life in Olympic Community: Helsinki, Finland




1959: Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneer and Prisoner




Life at Home




Life at Work: Prisoner and Musician




Life in the Community: Nashville, Tennessee




Music Trivia




1960–1979




1960: Self-trained Olympic Weightlifter




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: The Olympic Village, Rome




1961: Educator and Civil Rights Pioneer




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Charleston, South Carolina




1962: From Orphan to Self-made Golf Caddie




Life at Home




Life at School and Work




Life in the Community: Baltimore, Maryland




1966: African American Baseball Player




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Washington, DC




1966: Army Private in the Vietnam War




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Vietnam




1968: Female Electronics Worker




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Memphis, Tennessee




Civil Rights in Memphis




1970: Earth Day Advocate




Life at Home




Life at Work




Earth Day Around the United States




1975: Jamaican Immigrant and Caregiver




Life at Home




Life in the Community: New York City




1980–1999




1983: Music Promoter and Innovator




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Detroit, Michigan




1985: Haitian Immigrant and Artist




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Haiti and Miami, Florida




1993: University Student and Music Promoter




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Queens, New York




2000–2016




2008: Surfer and Surfboard Entrepreneur




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Santa Monica, California




2015: Field Service Scheduling Supervisor




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Weymouth, Massachusetts




2016: Family Therapist




Life at Home




Life at Work




Life in the Community: Worcester, Massachusetts




The Black Population: 2010 Census Brief




Black (African-American) History Month: February 2016




Further Reading