John Mercer Langston (December 14, 1829- November 15, 1899) Pictured above: John Mercer Langston was an abolitionist, attorney, educator, activist, diplomat and politician in the United States. He was the youngest of 4 children who was born to freed blacks in Louisa County Virginia 1829. The house above belonged to him and is now anContinue reading “Black History Legends….Day 11”
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Black History Legends….Day 2
Zora Neale Hurston -(January 7, 1898 – January 28, 1906) Anthropologist, Novelist, Folklorist and major literary figure of Harlem Renaissance Zora Neale Hurston was born in Notasulga, Alabama in 1898 to John and Lucy Potts Hurston. She was the 5th of 8 children and whenContinue reading “Black History Legends….Day 2”
