by Angel Hargrave | Feb 24, 2014 | G2G Books
It is interesting and little known that Black patriots fought for independence from Great Britain. Some were slaves fighting alongside their owners but many were free. In my book, We the People – Know the Past, Understand the Present, Secure the Future, you can...
by Angel Hargrave | Feb 17, 2014 | G2G Books
George Washington Carver (1864-1943), an agricultural chemist of international fame, introduced hundreds of uses for the peanut, sweet potato, soybean, and pecan. This revolutionized the economy of the South since these crops replenished the soil, which had been...
by Angel Hargrave | Feb 11, 2014 | G2G Books
Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856-1915) was born to a slave in Franklin County, Virginia. His father was an unknown white man from a neighboring plantation. His mother, Jane, worked as a cook for the plantation owner James Burroughs. As a very young boy, he went to...
by Angel Hargrave | Feb 3, 2014 | G2G Books
In honor of Black History Month I am devoting February’s blogs to history that is no longer taught in schools. The history of America is not complete unless we know it all – the good, bad and ugly. Unfortunately, the only history we hear is the bad and ugly with the...
