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James Baldwin walking in Harlem, 1963.

Jimmy Is Everywhere

James Campbell opens the FBI file on James Baldwin.

by James Campbell via The Times Literary Supplement on March 7, 2018

The Whitewashing of King's Assassination

The death of Martin Luther King Jr. wasn’t a galvanizing event, but the premature end of a movement that had only just begun.

by Vann R. Newkirk II via The Atlantic on March 1, 2018

'They Were Assumed to Be Puppets of Martin Luther King Jr.'

For decades, we’ve been replaying the same absurd partisan debate over whether to take high school activism seriously.

by Rebecca Onion via Slate on February 22, 2018

Billy Graham

Billy Graham Was On the Wrong Side of History

Racial tensions are rising, the earth is warming, and evangelicals are doing little to help. That may be Graham’s most significant legacy.

by Matthew Avery Sutton via The Guardian on February 21, 2018

This, Our Second Nadir

Why the Trump Era demands a better understanding of how racism got us into this mess.

by N. D. B. Connolly via Boston Review on February 21, 2018

Woman wearing a VR headset.

The Future of History Lessons is a VR Headset

A conversation with the creator of a virtual reality experience that takes you inside the protests leading up to MLK Jr.’s death.

by Derek Ham, Ann-Derrick Gaillot via The Outline on February 21, 2018

Remember the Orangeburg Massacre

The February 1968 killing of three student protesters in Orangeburg, SC marked a turning point in the black freedom struggle.

by Robert Greene II via Dissent on February 7, 2018

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

Five Decades of White Backlash

President Trump is the embodiment of over 50 years of resistance to the policies Martin Luther King Jr. fought to enact.

by Vann R. Newkirk II via The Atlantic on January 15, 2018

Seeing Martin Luther King as a Human Being

King should be appreciated in his full complexity.

by Nathan J. Robinson via Current Affairs on January 15, 2018

Martin Luther King’s Radical Anti-Capitalism

As King’s attention drifted to the problems of the urban north, his critiques came to focus on the economic system itself.

by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor via The Paris Review on January 15, 2018

Recy Taylor

Recy Taylor's Truth

How one black woman's campaign for justice after a rape by six white men shaped the struggle for equality—and the #MeToo movement.

by Danielle L. McGuire, Vann R. Newkirk II via The Atlantic on January 10, 2018

Martin Luther King Jr.

MLK Now

The canonical image of Martin Luther King Jr. neglects many of his most important intellectual, ethical, and political critiques.

by Brandon M. Terry via Boston Review on January 9, 2018

The Strike That Brought MLK to Memphis

In his final days, King stood by striking sanitation workers. We returned to the city to see what has changed—and what hasn’t.

by Ted Conover via Smithsonian on January 1, 2018

Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise their fists during a 1968 Olympics award ceremony

The Black Athlete in America

Colin Kaepernick continues a long tradition of athletes using their celebrity to protest America's racial inequality.

by Matt Spolar, Brian Kamerzel via Retro Report on December 21, 2017

An Intimate History of America

A reminder of history's proximity is prompted by a visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

by Clint Smith via The Paris Review on December 18, 2017

The Bombs, the Church, the City, the State

What was Alabama back then? And what is Alabama right now?

by Charles P. Pierce via Esquire on December 11, 2017

Simeon Booker, Intrepid Chronicler of Civil Rights Struggle for Jet and Ebony, Dies at 99

He risked his life to expose Emmett Till’s death and the Freedom Rides to a national audience.

by Emily Langer via Washington Post on December 10, 2017

Before the Bus, Rosa Parks Was a Sexual Assault Investigator

The civil rights icon also played a key role in pursuing justice for the victims of sexual assault.

by Ryan Mattimore via HISTORY on December 8, 2017

On Eve of Trump Visit, Mississippi African Americans Say He’s Brought Back Past Troubles

The president’s decision to attend the opening of a new civil rights museum in Jackson has sparked protests.

by Marc Fisher via Washington Post on December 7, 2017

The New York Times and the Movement for Integrated Education in New York City

When covering the struggle against school segregation in its own backyard, the paper of record came up short.

by Ethan Scott Barnett via The Metropole on November 29, 2017

Kings of the Confederate Road

Two writers — one black, one white — journey to Selma, Alabama, in search of "Southern heritage." This is their dialogue.

by Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Tad Bartlett via The Bitter Southerner on November 28, 2017

A man being arrested by an LAPD officer outside of a Mexican restaurant.

The Year 1960

City developers, RAND Corps dropouts, Latino activists—and Lena Horne, taking direct action against racism in Beverley Hills.

by Mike Davis via New Left Review on November 15, 2017

Asthma and the Civil Rights Movement

Unraveling the connections between public health and civil rights in 1960s New Orleans.

by Ijeoma Cola via Books, Health and History on November 2, 2017

The Road to Charlottesville Runs Through Americus, Georgia

While Trump's response was unprecedented, the inclination to highlight violence on the Left – especially from black Americans – is not.

by Ansley L. Quiros via The Activist History Review on October 6, 2017

The Long History of Black Women's Exclusion in Historic Marches in Washington

Despite their large role in civil rights activism, black women have frequently been excluded from prominent positions in protests.

by Ashley D. Farmer via Black Perspectives on October 4, 2017

Civil-Rights Protests Have Never Been Popular

Activists can’t persuade their contemporaries—they’re aiming at the next generation.

by Ta-Nehisi Coates via The Atlantic on October 3, 2017

Why Students Are Ignorant About The Civil Rights Movement

Mississippi’s outdated textbooks teach an abbreviated version of civil rights, undermining the state’s new ‘innovative’ standards.

by Sierra Mannie via The Hechinger Report on October 1, 2017

Before Trump vs. the NFL, There was Jackie Robinson vs. JFK

Years after he integrated the MLB, Robinson publicly badgered John F. Kennedy on civil rights.

by Steven Levingston via Retropolis on September 24, 2017

Mavis Staples singing on stage, head back and hand raised.

Mavis Staples on Prince, Trump, Black Lives Matter, and Her Exercise Regimen

Mavis Staples' lyrics span from the civil-rights-era to today's societal issues.

by Mavis Staples, Elon Green via The New Yorker on September 11, 2017

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