It stands on Scott’s Bluff on the campus of Southern University in Baton Rouge and proudly proclaims, “In memory of P.B.S. Pinchback, the first African American governor in U.S. history.

Douglas Wilder became the first African American elected Governor in U.S. History. "It didn’t hit me until the day of the inauguration. Before I went out to speak, they told me I had to be ...

Henry taught us all that the fight for civil rights is never truly over – that it is one of constant effort, requiring us to stay vigilant and engaged," U.S ...