Frances P. Rice

Frances P. Rice is a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel with 20 years of active service and several distinguished medals. She holds a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law; a Master of Business Administration from Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California; and a Bachelor of Science degree from Drury University, Springfield, Missouri.

She has researched black history since the 1960s and with educator Sandra K. Yocum a co-founded the nonprofit Yocum African American History Association. She co-wrote with Yocum the book BLACK HISTORY 1619-2019: AN ILLUSTRATED AND DOCUMENTED AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY that is an inspiring and educational journey through history. It received a stellar tribute by The Midwest Book Review (MBR), which described it as “exceptionally well written, organized and presented.” The book was heralded by MBR as “an ideal curriculum textbook for Black Studies and American History curriculums.” The upcoming epic two-part documentary film BLACK SEEDS: THE HISTORY OF AFRICANS IN AMERICA by acclaimed director Bayer Mack is inspired by the book. The film available on Amazon.com prime soon re-examines the history of African people in America.