This short biography is based on the autobiography of Dr. William James Edwards published in 1918. William James Edwards was born in Snow Hill, Wilcox County, Alabama, in 1869. He would later build a renowned educational institution three-quarters of a mile from where he was born. The Snow Hill Institute educated many generations of black … Read more
This short biography was adapted and modernized from “The National Cyclopedia of The Colored Race”, published in 1919. William Henry Coleman was one of the early generations of African American doctors. He was born in Montgomery, Alabama in 1877. He attended school in Montgomery before moving to Selma to go to college at Payne University. … Read more
This short biography of Oscar W Adams was adapted and modernized from “The National Cyclopedia of The Colored Race”, published in 1919. In the early 1900s, many enterprising young African Americans threw their weight into improving the lives and opportunities for the black community in Birmingham Alabama. In the words of his contemporaries, none fought … Read more
Dr. Arthur Willis Davis opened his medical practice in Alabama in 1903. He was one of the earliest generations of African American doctors. This short biography was adapted and modernized from “The National Cyclopedia of The Colored Race”, published in 1919. Early Life Arthur Willis Davis was born in 1875 in Marion, Alabama. He went … Read more
This is an excerpt from “The National Cyclopedia of The Colored Race” that was published in 1919. The text is largely unchanged. I used additional punctuation and many more paragraph breaks for readability. I also added some subheadings. Illustrations from the book are supplemented by our photos to add clarity and background. Booker T. Washington, … Read more
This is a list of over one thousand black pilots who graduated from the Tuskegee Institute. Some graduated in late 1945 and didn’t fly in WWII. We’ve arranged them by state and graduation year. Tuskegee Airmen From Alabama Here are the airmen whose home state was recorded as Alabama. Graduated In 1942 William Campbell from … Read more