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‘An Essential Force in American History,’ Chicago Defender to Stop Print Publication
The storied African American newspaper will switch to a digital-only platform starting July 11.
by
Mitchell Armentrout
via
Chicago Sun-Times
on
July 5, 2019
Jay Jackson’s Audacious Comics
Written during World War II, Bungleton Green and the Mystic Commandos imagined a future liberated from racism and inequality.
by
Jeet Heer
via
The Nation
on
February 23, 2023
Why Honor Them?
In the decades after the Civil War, Black Americans warned of the dangers of Confederate monuments.
by
Karen L. Cox
via
Lapham’s Quarterly
on
April 12, 2021
partner
Red Chicago
A visit with artists and public historians in Chicago who are working to keep the memory of the city's "Red Summer" alive.
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Future Of America's Past
on
March 12, 2020
A Sweeping History of the Black Working Class
By focusing on the Black working class and its long history, Blair LM Kelley’s book, "Black Folk," helps tell the larger story of American democracy.
by
Robert Greene II
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The Nation
on
June 12, 2024
Rhythm Night Club Fire: Tragedy Devastated Young Black Natchez
In April 1940, Walter Barnes and His Royal Creolians continued to play to calm the crowd as the Natchez Rhythm Night Club burned.
by
Karen L. Cox
via
Mississippi Free Press
on
April 21, 2023
How Chicago Got Its Gun Laws
It’s nearly impossible to separate modern-day gun laws from race.
by
Lakeidra Chavis
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The Marshall Project
on
March 24, 2023
Two Recent Movies Help Us Connect the Dots Between Jim Crow and Fascism
With Kanye and Kyrie Irving dominating the news, the connections between victims of white supremacy are more relevant than ever.
by
Soraya Nadia McDonald
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Andscape
on
November 22, 2022
Reading Langston Hughes’s Wartime Reporting From the Spanish Civil War
Several years before the United States officially entered World War II, Black Americans were tracking the international spread of fascism.
by
Matt Delmont
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Literary Hub
on
November 2, 2022
Soul Train and the Desire for Black Power
Don Cornelius had faith that Black culture would attract a mass audience, and a belief that Black culture should be in the hands of Black people.
by
Mark Anthony Neal
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The Nation
on
December 22, 2021
The Chicago Fire of 1874 and the World’s Columbian Exposition Led to the Formation of the Black Belt
The fire of 1874 destroyed more than 80% of Black-owned property in Chicago. But Black people persisted and built vital cultural traditions and institutions.
by
Tonia Hill
via
The TRiiBE
on
July 7, 2021
The Murder Chicago Didn’t Want to Solve
In 1963, a Black politician named Ben Lewis was shot to death in Chicago. Decades later, it remains no accident authorities never solved the crime.
by
Mick Dumke
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ProPublica
on
February 25, 2021
The Hidden Story of When Two Black College Students Were Tarred and Feathered
In the course of research about the Red Summer of 1919, a historian in Maine uncovers a disturbing event that took place on her own campus.
by
Karen Sieber
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The Conversation
on
February 8, 2021
partner
Those Most At Risk Might Be Most Wary of a Coronavirus Vaccine
Racism in medicine, including through forced vaccinations, has created skepticism toward public health campaigns.
by
Elizabeth Grennan Browning
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Made by History
on
September 11, 2020
Rube Foster Was the Big Man Behind the First Successful Negro Baseball League
100 years ago, it took a combination of salesman and dictator to launch a historic era for black teams.
by
John Florio
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Ouisie Shapiro
via
Andscape
on
February 13, 2020
The World-Class Photography of Ebony and Jet is Priceless History. It's Still Up For Sale.
There's a lot more than money at stake in the impending auction.
by
Allison Miller
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Perspectives on History
on
July 9, 2019
In 1968, Three Students Were Killed by Police. Today, Few Remember the Orangeburg Massacre
The shootings occurred two years before the deaths at Kent State University, but remain a little-known incident in the Civil Rights Movement.
by
Lorraine Boissoneault
via
Smithsonian
on
February 7, 2018
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