African Americans

Rosa Parks being fingerprinted after being arrested for not giving up her seat on a bus to a White person

African American Quotes

African American Quotes We have collected and put the best African American Quotes. Enjoy reading these insights and feel free to share this page on your social media to inspire others. May these African American Quotes on many subjects inspire you to never give up and keep working towards your...

Worshippers at Holy Angel Catholic Church on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, by John H. White, 1973.

Black Church

Black Church The term Black Church refers to the body of Christian congregations and denominations in the United States that minister predominantly to African-Americans, as well as their collective traditions and members. The term can also refer to individual congregations. While most black congregations belong to predominantly African-American Protestant denominations,...

Black Hebrew Israelites praying

Black Hebrew Israelites

Black Hebrew Israelites Black Hebrew Israelites (also called Hebrew Israelites, Black Hebrews, Black Israelites, and African Hebrew Israelites) are groups of African Americans who believe that they are the descendants of the ancient Israelites. To varying degrees, Black Hebrew Israelites incorporate certain aspects of the religious beliefs and practices of both Christianity and Judaism, though...

Slaves on a South Carolina plantation (The Old Plantation, c. 1790)

African American Proverbs

African American Proverbs A collection of African American Proverbs to inspire you. Wise African American Sayings in the form of proverbs that have been passed down for generations. Please DO page find from your browser for your SEARCH. See also: African American Quotes, African-American Folktales, and African-American Music African Americans (also referred to as Black...

African-American Music

African-American Music

African-American Music African-American music is an umbrella term covering a diverse range of music and musical genres largely developed by African Americans. Their origins are in musical forms that arose out of the historical condition of slavery that characterized the lives of African Americans prior to the American Civil War....

What Are Negro Spirituals?

Spiritual Music

Spiritual Music This article covers spiritual music. Spirituals (or Negro spirituals) are generally Christian songs that were created by African Americans. Spirituals were originally an oral tradition that imparted Christian values while also describing the hardships of slavery. Although spirituals were originally unaccompanied monophonic (unison) songs, they are best known today in...