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What In The Black History

What In The Black History

Written by: Josilin Stafford
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 Giving some lesser known (and maybe some known) individuals in black history a chance to shine2024 Social Sciences World
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  • Claude McKay

    Claude McKay
    Feb 21 2026

    A Jamaican-born American poet and novelist who was one of the leading voices of the Harlem Renaissance.

    *SOURCES*

    • BRITANNICA: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Claude-McKay

    • AFRICAN AMERICAN POETRY: https://www.africanamericanpoetry.org/claude-mckay

    • POETRY FOUNDATION: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/claude-mckay
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    9 mins
  • Countee Cullen

    Countee Cullen
    Feb 14 2026

    A black writer and translator who won more major literary prizes than any other black writer of the 1920's.

    *SOURCES*

    • BRITANNICA: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Countee-Cullen

    • BIOGRAPHY: https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/countee-cullen

    • BLACK AMERICA WEB: https://blackamericaweb.com/2012/10/02/little-known-black-history-fact-countee-cullen/

    • POETRY FOUNDATION: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/countee-cullen
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    5 mins
  • Charles Sifford

    Charles Sifford
    Feb 7 2026

    First Black player to participate in the PGA Tour and the first named to the World Golf Hall of Fame.

    *SOURCES*

    • BLACKPAST: https://blackpast.org/african-american-history/charles-luther-sifford-1922-2015/

    • BLACK AMERICA WEB: https://blackamericaweb.com/2015/02/05/little-known-black-history-fact-charlie-sifford/

    • WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME: https://worldgolfhalloffame.org/charlie-sifford/
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    6 mins
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