Examining the mostly forgotten rebellions against plantation owners by enslaved people. Introduction From Nat Turner’s insurrection in...
Race
Black newspaper editors saw these emblems clearly for what they stood for – a lost cause. By...
Most of the Klan’s victims were African American, but many other groups have been targeted. By Dr....
False ideas about the extinction of the white race gave rise to xenophobic and anti-immigration conspiracy theories....
Formerly enslaved men and women were constantly acting within networks. Introduction Peggy Winn had every reason to...
Black activists have long used maps to help illustrate their communities’ history and to document historical injustices....
Black community photographers in the South played particularly important roles during the Jim Crow era. By Dr....
Biden made it clear that he is not only running against Trump but also against white supremacy....
Local elected officials are more likely to be white than their constituents. By Dr. Justin de Benedictis-KessnerAssistant...
Wild, irrational, killing hate has led men and women throughout our history to extremes of violence. Originally...
“Discrimination is alive and well in the criminal legal system right now.” By Ella WileyComms AssociateLegal Defense...
Grant won the office with the slogan, “Let Us Have Peace.” At the time of Ulysses S. Grant’s election...
The 1920s Klan, although founded in the South, was not exclusively southern. By David PietruszaIndependent Historian During...
Racial profiling constituted a fact of life for African Americans as long as there have been organized...
Du Bois traveled to national parks, and he understood that most other Black people were unable to...
From Aristotle to Darwin, inaccurate and biased narratives in science reproduce these biases. Introduction Systemic racism and...
Examining contextual evidence to redress the erasure of Black people from the historical record. Introduction The unprecedented...
Contemporary gay life is marked by high levels of racism directed towards gay men of color. Introduction...
Leavenworth was a Jim Crow prison in a Jim Crow country, and its baseball would be no...
The racial implications of the 1964 campaign would linger for decades. Introduction “If we have to get...
Black South Carolinians sought justice in this 54-foot-long petition. In the wake of emancipation during the Civil...
The caste system was enforced not only by law, but by a widespread campaign of terror, known...
He would become the first African American to be a member of the President’s cabinet. Introduction As...
How the bombing and its aftermath affected Atlanta’s Jews and people of color fighting for civil rights....
Layers of federal and state regulations nominally intended to protect culturally significant sites didn’t work. Nobody working...
Racial hostility can produce symptoms similar to what soldiers experience as a result of going to war....
Insights into the lives of African Americans at Arlington and other plantations in the Upper South. The...
From family to grassroots activists, these are some of the women who shaped MLK’s vision and campaigns....
Royal Ascot is one of the most renowned horse racing meetings in the world. It takes place...
The school segregation issue was ripe for being brought to the first tier of social concerns. Introduction...