Tiffany Designer Clara Driscoll
Louis Comfort Tiffany is perhaps the single most famous artist of all time in the field of decorative arts. During his era, his name was the only one associated with […]
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Tom Carvel: King of Soft-Serve
Tom Carvel was a self-made success story whose name is synonymous with the product he created—soft-serve ice cream. Carvel (1906-1990) was among the early adopters of using a franchise system
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Last Battles of the Civil War: Forks Road
The Battle of Forks Road in Wilmington, North Carolina, in February 1865, was one of the closing armed engagements bringing the Civil War to an end. By late 1864 almost
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First Sorority for Black Women: Alpha Kappa Alpha
Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first sorority for Black women, found itself in the spotlight at election time in 2020. The very first woman to be elected Vice President of the
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David Ruggles: Overlooked Black Abolitionist
David Ruggles was among the early Black abolitionists and had a strong influence on those who followed. He was thoughtful, aggressive, and unapologetic in all that he undertook. It was
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Oscar Micheaux: First Black Filmmaker
Oscar Micheaux was the first Black film director to make a full-length movie. Over the course of his career, he told realistic stories of Black lives, beginning with his first
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