A Digital Archive • Est. 2024

They Tried toErase Us.We Built the Archive.

Documenting the true history of Foundational Black Americans — the oldest non-immigrant group in the United States. Every fact verified. Every contribution recorded. Every story preserved.

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Years of Documented Presence

Patents (1870–1940)

Businesses in Black Wall Street

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Trillion in Stolen Labor Value

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Discover Our History

11,000+ Years

The Timeline

Journey through 11,000+ years of documented presence — from pre-Columbian evidence to the modern identity reclamation movement.

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10 Pioneers

Notable Figures

The builders, inventors, and pioneers who shaped America. From ship captains to surgeons, every story is documented.

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8 Articles

The Evidence Room

Deep-dive research articles backed by primary sources. Indigenous origins, stolen patents, COINTELPRO, and more.

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THE RECORD

FBAs represent one of America's oldest continuous populations, with documented presence spanning over 400 years.

No other American group has faced such comprehensive, legally codified oppression across multiple centuries.

The wealth extracted from FBA labor built the foundation of American capitalism and continues to benefit institutions today.

FBA innovations in technology, politics, and culture fundamentally shaped American identity and global influence.

PIONEERS & BUILDERS

Notable Figures

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Mary Ellen Pleasant

1814–1904

Entrepreneur, Civil Rights Pioneer, Millionaire

Paul Cuffe

1759–1817

Ship Builder, Sea Captain, International Trader

Garrett Morgan

1877–1963

Inventor of the Traffic Light & Gas Mask

Lewis Latimer

1848–1928

Made Electric Lighting Practical for All Americans

Granville Woods

1856–1910

The 'Black Edison' — 50+ Patents

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THE EVIDENCE ROOM

Latest Research

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Indigenous Origins8 min

Pre-Columbian Black Presence in the Americas

Archaeological and historical evidence supports Black populations in the Americas thousands of years before European contact.

Identity Erasure7 min

The Paper Genocide: Walter Plecker's War on Identity

How one bureaucrat's campaign of racial reclassification systematically erased indigenous Black identity from official records.

Economic History9 min

Black Wall Street and the Pattern of Destruction

Throughout American history, successful FBA communities faced systematic destruction whenever they achieved prosperity.

Contributions10 min

50,000 Patents: The Stolen Innovation of FBA Inventors

Black Americans received approximately 50,000 patents between 1870-1940, and untold innovations were stolen during slavery.

WHAT WE BUILT

FBA Contributions

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Inventions

Traffic lights, gas masks, refrigeration, blood banks, home security — 50,000+ patents.

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Music

Blues, Jazz, Gospel, Rock & Roll, Soul, Hip-Hop — every major American genre.

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Cuisine

Soul food, barbecue, Creole cuisine — the flavors that define American cooking.

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Language

AAVE, slave narratives, the Harlem Renaissance — shaping American expression.

The Archive Is Open

This is not a plea for acceptance. This is documentation of who we are, what we built, and what was taken. The record speaks for itself.

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