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Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was more than just a jazz musician—he was a composer, bandleader, pianist, and one of the most influential cultural icons of the 20th century. A towering figure of the Harlem Renaissance and a pioneer who transformed jazz into a sophisticated art form, Ellington’s mus...

Early Life and Awakening to Activism Born on May 15, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois, Diane Judith Nash was raised in a middle-class Catholic family. Her father, Leon Nash, served in the military during World War II, and her mother, Dorothy Bolton, worked as a keypunch operator. Growing up in Chicago, Na...

When people think of the abolitionist movement in America, names like Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and Sojourner Truth often come to mind. Yet, before many of them rose to prominence, there was David Walker, a free Black man whose radical ideas and fiery rhetoric in the early 19th century sho...