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When the Fourth of July Was a Black Holiday

After the Civil War, African Americans in the South transformed Independence Day into a celebration of their newly won freedom.
by Ethan J. Kytle, Blain Roberts via The Atlantic on July 3, 2018
Millicent Brown, age 15, speaks with classmates in September 1963.

The Forgotten Girls Who Led the School-Desegregation Movement

Before Linda Brown became the lead plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Education, a generation of black girls and teens led the charge against “separate but equal.”
by Rachel Devlin, Melinda D. Anderson via The Atlantic on May 30, 2018

50 Years Ago, Protesters Took on Miss America and Electrified the Feminist Movement

Miss America pageant has a long history of controversy—including the 1968 protests.
by Roxane Gay via Smithsonian on January 1, 2018

Street Fighting Woman

A new biography of Lucy Parsons makes it clear that the activist deserves attention apart from her more well-known husband.
by Eric Foner via New York Review of Books on December 21, 2017

Our Long, Troubling History of Sterilizing the Incarcerated

State-sanctioned efforts to keep the incarcerated from reproducing began in the early 20th century and continue today.
by David M. Perry via The Marshall Project on July 26, 2017
The Tower of Babel painting by Pieter Bruegel The Elder

Identity Crisis

It’s only by acknowledging the roots of identity politics in the emancipatory movements of the past that we can begin the work of formulating an alternative.
by Salar Mohandesi via Viewpoint Magazine on March 17, 2017
Painting of "Big Mama Thornton" wearing a suit and cowboy hat, singing on stage.

The Thinning of Big Mama

"Big Mama" does what all blues greats do: she telegraphs endurance and force to whomever out there in TV land might need it. This is blues perfection.
by Cynthia Shearer via Oxford American on February 15, 2017
Jo Ann Robinson's mug shot.

This Unheralded Woman Actually Organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Jo Ann Robinson is unfortunately overlooked by history.
by Keisha N. Blain via Timeline on January 19, 2017
A White man injecting a shot into an African American man.

The Lasting Fallout of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study

A recent paper provides evidence that the Tuskegee Syphilis Study reduced the life expectancy of African-American men.
by Nashwa Khan via JSTOR Daily on June 20, 2016
Bill Clinton giving a speech.

How a Democrat Killed Welfare

Bill Clinton gutted welfare and criminalized the poor, all while funneling more money into the carceral state.
by Premilla Nadasen via Jacobin on February 9, 2016
Woman who looks unhappy.

Unwanted Sterilization and Eugenics Programs in the United States

A shameful part of America’s history.
by Lisa Ko via PBS NewsHour on January 29, 2016

Historians and the Carceral State

Examining histories of mass incarceration and views on teaching histories of the carceral state.
via Process: A Blog for American History on June 18, 2015
Waiter taking a plate of calas on from the counter to serve

Meet the Calas, a New Orleans Tradition That Helped Free Slaves

A path to freedom for enslaved blacks, an engine of economic independence, a treat for Mardi Gras revelers.
by Maria Godoy via NPR on February 12, 2013

SNCC Digital Gateway

A documentary website that tells the story of how young activists united with local people in the Deep South to build a grassroots movement that transformed the nation.
by Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee via SNCC Digital Gateway on January 1, 2013
Charlayne Hunter-Gault, far left, interviewing Black filmmakers Mario Van Peebles, Neema Barnette, John Singleton, Reginald Hudlin, and Warrington Hudlin (left to right).
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Soul of Black Identity: New Jack Cinema

A conversation with some of the hottest filmmakers on the scene: They're young, they're Black, but they're making green.
by MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour via American Archive of Public Broadcasting on August 16, 1991
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Black Champions: Interview with Wilma Rudolph

An Olympic runner reflects on segregation and her first experiences with integrated sports events.
via American Archive of Public Broadcasting on April 11, 1985
Althea Gibson with a tennis racket on her lap.
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Black Champions: Interview with Althea Gibson

How being introverted and focused on work helped an athlete navigate a prejudiced sports culture.
via American Archive of Public Broadcasting on October 21, 1984

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