Ad
related to: black reconstruction—the
Search results
Reconstruction-era records reveal how formerly enslaved people were stripped of land
KTEP 88.5 El Paso· 6 days agoThe Center for Public Integrity made this discovery by analyzing recently digitized records from the Reconstruction-era Freedmen's Bureau.
5 things white people need to hear on Juneteenth
theGrio via AOL· 2 hours agoHow can a person who loves their country secede from it? What about the racial terrorists during Reconstruction who used violence to take the rights of...
“Rooted” author Brea Baker explores legacies of land theft
WUNC Chapel Hill· 6 hours agoAfter Reconstruction, free Black citizens in the South acquired land at a rapid pace, despite a litany of obstacles. In her new book, Rooted: The American ...
Sharpton rips Trump claims about work for Black community: ‘Absurdity’
The Hill via AOL· 2 hours agoRev. Al Sharpton dismissed the idea that former President Trump helped build economic security for ...
The Last Black Boarding School
Elle via AOL· 5 hours agoSo she enrolled at Piney Woods. Now, she says, “I feel like I’m going...the world knowing who I am, where I come from, and the history of my people in...
Chicago Teachers Union president raises eyebrows with claims about conservatives
Fox News via Yahoo News· 1 day ago"Conservatives don’t even want Black children to be able to read," Davis Gates said. "Remember,...
'Strength and resilience': Carver Museum launches Juneteenth exhibit ahead of holiday
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoDespite the challenges of Reconstruction and Jim Crow laws, the exhibit aims to showcase how Black...
The site of the first free Black town in the U.S. is being rebuilt near St. Augustine
Miami Herald via AOL· 8 hours agoEstablished in 1738, the town sat...lay dormant for years until the mid-80s, its importance to not...
Teachers union boss says conservatives don’t want black kids to know how to read
BizPac Review· 1 day agoStacy Davis Gates made an appearance on WBBM 780 AM to defend the union’s contract demands. Gates claimed that conservatives who expressed criticism of the demands “don’t even want ...
The forgotten pioneers: Walker Browning and Billings’ Black community
Daily Montanan via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoHowever, the history of westward expansion was a diverse undertaking filled with discrimination and...
