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Dorothy Celeste Boulding Ferebee, Obstetrician and Civil Rights Activist

April 21, 2024

By Dannie Gore, Sr. Dorothy Celeste Boulding Ferebee (October 10, 1898 – September 14, 1980) was an African American obstetrician and civil rights activist. Who Was Dorothy Celeste Boulding Ferebee? Born in a middle-class family in Norfolk, Virginia, Boulding grew up in Boston, where she attended The English High School and Simmons College before studying […]

Thomas Jefferson’s Legacy as a Slave Owner

February 21, 2024

By Dannie Gore Sr. Few people know that Thomas Jefferson conducted a leveraged loan using slaves as collateral. Thomas Jefferson mortgaged 150 of his enslaved workers to build Monticello, with a Dutch company putting up money. Mortgaging people to buy other people. A large part of Europe had abolished slavery in 1848, but Europeans were […]

William A. Leidesdorff: A Successful Boat Pilot, Merchant & Entrepreneur

February 7, 2024

In 1841, William A. Leidesdorff piloted the schooner, Julia Ann, from Boston to Yerba Buena – a Mexican village that was later renamed San Francisco. A pioneer of the Golden State, Leidesdorff was the first African American Consul, and held the position of treasurer of the city of San Francisco. He was a successful merchant, […]