Search results
‘The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic’ Review: The Dream That Died
The Wall Street Journal· 2 months agoBOOKSHELF In 1872 John Lynch became the first African-American from Mississippi to be elected to the...
Ever wonder if you’re near a site connected with the Underground Railroad? There are many locations...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAs another school year gets into full swing and summer comes to an end, we also celebrate...
Small American Towns That Changed the Course of Our History
Cheapism via AOL· 3 months agoThese small towns have so much history packed in, from pioneer wagon ruts to atomic revelations,...
UNC’s retreat on DEI is emblematic of a simple truth the right refuses to see
NC Newsline via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThere was a time in American history, after the Revolution and prior to the Civil War, in which many...
Opinion: How Black Americans' refusals of injustice have shaped our national story
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA c. 1868 portrait of Harriet Tubman. The creation of the Underground Railroad, which Tubman...
‘The Age of Reconstruction’ Review: A Global Emancipation
The Wall Street Journal· 16 hours agoBOOKSHELF Historians generally treat Reconstruction as an era whose aspiration, drama and importance...
Newly released African American studies course side-steps DeSantis’ criticism
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe nonprofit that oversees the Advanced Placement program unveiled its new course framework...
Beyond the Met Gala Theme, Art Is About the Passage of TIme
Time via AOL· 1 month agoOn Monday, the Metropolitan Museum of Art will host its annual Met Gala, a world-renowned fundraiser...
Seven hoodies, to represent the legacy of Black leaders here and across the nation
Gannett via AOL· 4 months agoFor my birthday my daughter-in-law Myiesha gave me seven t-shirts to wear for Juneteenth, the...
18th- and 19th-century Americans of all races, classes and genders looked to the ancient...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn a new land, the ancient past held special meaning. 'Temple of Aphaea, Aegina' by John Rollin...