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14 Black women who proved they were the real architects of the Civil Rights Movement
As Ella Baker noted, women were the "backbone of the civil rights movement," yet their contributions were often overlooked or ...
With one of his Milwaukee buildings at risk, this is the story of Wisconsin's first Black architect, Alonzo Robinson
Central City Plaza was developed by civil rights leader Felmers O. Chaney. When it opened, 14 Black-owned businesses occupied the plaza. Among them were Central City Drug Store, Darby’s Food, Pago’s ...
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Arizona's first Black architect's impact transcends his blueprints
who was the very first licensed Black architect in Arizona and the first Black student to earn an architecture degree at Arizona State University. Before he died in 1990, Fellows was credited with ...