Diverse American history books about all the people and events in history you didn’t learn about in school.
Garrett Morgan Early Life Garrett Morgan was the a son of America who saved countless lives with his inventions. Both parents were formerly enslaved; his mother was Native American and African American. His father was the son of Confederate Colonel John Hunt Morgan and an enslaved woman. With only an elementary school education, he began…
Who Was Wilma Mankiller, the First Female Principal Chief of Cherokee Nation? Wilma Mankiller was the first woman to serve as Principal Chief of Cherokee Nation, leading from 1985 to 1995. She stepped into the role when the sitting chief left office, then won her own election with eighty percent of the vote in a…
Who Was Jane Addams, the Mother of Social Work? Jane Addams was a social reformer who founded Hull House, one of the first settlement houses in the United States, in Chicago in 1889. In 1931, she became the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, honored for a lifetime of work on behalf…
What Happened During the California Genocide? In 1851, California governor Peter Hardeman Burnett gave his “State of the State” address. Among his goals for the year, he said “that a war of extermination will continue to be waged between the races until the Indian race becomes extinct must be expected.” (emphasis added in case it…
Who Was Albert D.J. Cashier? Albert D.J. Cashier was assigned female at birth and named Jennie Irene Hodgers in Ireland on December 25, 1843. While very little information is known about Cashier’s early life, we know that at some point in childhood, Hodgers changed to traditionally male clothing and smuggled on a boat to America….
