Du Bois traveled to national parks, and he understood that most other Black people were unable to...
Race and Racism
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....
“We can’t solve this problem on our own, we need everybody working with us.” Among the headline...
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...
At the end of the Civil War, ex-slaves had to adjust to freedom and a new labor...
The Civil War experiences of black sailors overlapped with and diverged from those of white sailors. Given...
The story behind Douglass‘s only novella. Frederick Douglass is best known as an autobiographer and lecturer. His...
The jury weighed whether to believe a white man with questionable motivations or an uneducated black man....
Police brutality disproportionately affects Black communities, causing depression, anxiety and trauma. Introduction The release of footage showing...
Rev. Walker worked closely with King and would bring King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail to public attention....
We will celebrate even this day even when our country has a gap between its ideals and...
Within the first six months of the first session of the 88th Congress, over 100 civil rights...
Dr. King was a giant, but history is also made by ordinary people standing up for what’s...
The violence against African-Americans in Selma had a domino effect. Introduction Late in the afternoon of March...
Conservatives have a long history of contorting his words to further political goals at odds with his...
Americans have long embraced the culture of the ancient Mediterranean, using ancient ideals to navigate a new...
From the anti-slavery movement to civil rights, African Americans have defined freedom and shaped the American experience....