African Americans started arriving on the Canal Zone in the early construction years of 1904–1908. The history...
Race
The Black church came about when African Americans began to establish their own congregations. Introduction With religious affiliation on the decline, continuing racism...
How an archivist came to see Bethune as a global figure. Introduction When I first landed an...
Dunbar became the first Black writer to earn international acclaim through his poetry, essays, and musical lyrics....
Four women went on strike at Fort Devins to do skilled jobs instead of ‘maid work’. In...
Wo-Chi-Ca was born in 1935, catering mostly — but not exclusively — to children in the New...
Powell continued to practice medicine as a civilian. More than 180,000 African Americans—some free born, some escaped...
The cartography of power drawn in that era still shapes our world. Understanding its contours remains a...
The fields may be quiet in Arkansas. The towns may remain friendly. But the soil is being...
If Reconstruction was the birth of a more expansive democracy, then the White League and Red Shirts...
Extremism is evolving. It no longer always wears uniforms or shouts slogans in public squares. It builds...
The Bund’s defeat came not through civic enlightenment alone, but through federal prosecution and the geopolitical rupture...
The challenges of teaching in Trump’s America. By Rann MillerEducator and Freelance Writer “Prism is an independent...
Described in the media alternately as a “back-to-nature” group and a “terrorist” cult, MOVE defied simple explanation....
After the passage of the Militia Acts of 1792, the U.S. Army refused to enlist black men....
“Just because I am a Librarian doesn’t mean I have to dress like one.” By Dr. Deborah...
The anti-black riots developed from a variety of post-World War I social tensions. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A....
The harmful effects of White identity on conspiracy belief. By Dr. Feodor SnagovskyAssistant Professor of Political ScienceUniversity...
The U.S. has a long history of misusing genetics and biology in immigration policy. By Dr. Shoumita...
Race is not a biological category. The two episodes of strong words that passed between the captain...
His rhetoric has prompted comparisons to the Nazis. By Dr. Shannon Bow O’BrienAssociate Professor of InstructionThe University...
Eugenics was gaining traction. By Bryan GreeneVice President, Policy AdvocacyNational Association of Realtors TheNew York Daily News accused the...
Eugenics is debunked and unsound. By Dr. Arthur L. CaplanDrs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor...
There is no biological basis for race. By Matthew David4th-Year Medical StudentCollege of MedicineTexas A&M University Introduction...
Christophe established an hereditary monarchy in 1811. Overview In 1816, English painter Richard Evans sailed eastward toward...
Fannie Lou Hamer became one of the most respected civil rights leaders during the 1960s. By Dr....
Its popularity in visual art coincides with the beginning of the transatlantic slave trade. By Dr. Letha...
Disfranchisement had far-reaching effects. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction Disfranchisement after the Reconstruction era[2] in the...
The right to vote became the critical step in protecting civil liberties. Segregated America Overview After the...
The hateful tactics of these segregrationist leaders has lasting effects today. Introduction Racial segregation had a long...