Alfred L. Cralle was an African American businessman and inventor who was best known for inventing the ice cream scoop in 1897. Cralle was born on September 4, 1866, in Kenbridge, Lunenburg County, Virginia, just after the end of the American Civil War. He attended local schools and worked for his father in the carpentry trade as a young man. During that period, he also became … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Another Set of Black History Factoids
Black History Facts
Monday Open Thread: Another Set of Black History Factoids
Good morning POU'ers , since this is Black History Month this week's open thread's will highlight some new black history facts and people. Daisy Lee Gatson Bates (November 11, 1914 – November 4, 1999) was an American civil rights activist, publisher, journalist, and lecturer who played a leading role in the Little Rock Integration Crisis of 1957. She grew up in southern … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Another Set of Black History Factoids
Friday Open Thread: New Black History Facts
Happy Friday POU! The Richest Black Girl In America INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- They slam the jail door on a young man, booked on a minor offense in Kansas City. That same night, back in 1922 or so, a young black woman appears to bail him out. The jailers must think something's fishy, maybe even say something untoward to her. She stops that business. "You don't know … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: New Black History Facts
Wednesday Open Thread: New Black History Facts
Sylvanus Smith, once described in a city directory as a “hog driver,” was a free black Brooklynite who promoted and protected racial equality, business ownership, and property development in the community of Weeksville, New York. Smith was one of the original landowners of Weeksville. … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: New Black History Facts
Tuesday Open Thread: New Black History Facts
Eartha Mary Magdalene White (November 8, 1876 - January 18, 1974) was an American humanitarian, philanthropist, and businesswoman. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, White was the 13th child of a former slave. She was adopted by Clara English White at a very young age and the two had an extremely loving relationship. It was from her mother's example that White sought … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: New Black History Facts