Black History

Black history refers to the history of black people in any of several regions:

  • History of Africa
  • Afro-Caribbean history
  • African-American history
  • History of Afro-Latin Americans
  • History of Afro-Arab peoples
  • Afro-Brazilian history
  • History of Black Canadians
  • History of Black British people

Famous quotes containing the words black and/or history:

    “A great black presence beats its wings in wrath.
    Above the boneyard burn its golden eyes.
    Some small grey fur is pulsing in its grip.”
    —Anthony Hecht (b. 1923)

    “The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven.”
    —Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881)