Assisted by Native Americans, they moved – and fought. Introduction In 1861, as Confederate armies prepared to...
African American History and Culture
Explore African American history and culture from enslavement through the continuing struggle for equality. These studies center Black voices while showing how communities created traditions that transformed American life.
The United States Colored Troops (USCT) was a branch of the United States Army founded in 1863....
Team member Felix Knight looks through archives at the Church of Espiritu Santo in Havana, Cuba. David LaFevor...
Nearly two centuries before Rep.-elect Ayanna Pressley became Massachusetts’ first black woman elected to the U.S Congress...
The first separate black church in Newport was the Union Colored Church and Society The society is...
Photo via AAIHS Examining the significant contributions of women and the dynamics of gender at the 1956 Congress...
Aaron Douglas. “Aspects of Negro Life: From Slavery to Reconstruction.” Oil on canvas, 1934. The New York...
A choir sings traditional gospel music. Staff Sgt. Bernardo Fuller For the enslaved Africans, music – rhythm in particular – became a tool of communication about their...
Josephine Baker | AP By Chauncey K. Robinson / 03.01.2018 It seems only fitting with Black History...
Martin Luther King in Newcastle, 1967. Newcastle University Special Collections By Dr. Brian Ward / 10.20.2017 Professor in...
Kwanzaa celebrations. Black Hour, CC BY-NC By Dr. Frank Dobson / 12.20.2017 Associate Dean of Students Vanderbilt...
Oak Grove Acapella Singers, a Gospel group of Chester County, Tennessee, being recorded while singing in the...