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A History of Black Bartenders

In the late 19th century, Black bartenders gained esteem in the North and South. But their experiences were very different — in ways that may defy assumptions.
by David Wondrich via The Bitter Southerner on January 12, 2016
Booker T. Washington writing at a desk.

Toward a Usable Black History

It will help black Americans to recall that they have a history that transcends victimization and exclusion.
by John McWhorter via City Journal on December 23, 2015

Don’t Be So Quick to Defend Woodrow Wilson

It would be a grave mistake to ignore the link between Wilson’s white supremacy at home and his racist militarism abroad.
by Greg Grandin via The Nation on November 24, 2015

The Price of Union

The undefeatable South.
by Nicholas Lemann via The New Yorker on November 2, 2015

Negro League Baseball

A primary source set and teaching guide created by educators.
by Jamie Lathan via Digital Public Library of America on October 14, 2015

Barbering for Freedom

Segregation, separatism, and the history of black barbershops.
by Elias Rodriques via n+1 on September 28, 2015
Swimmers of all ages enjoy the Tidal Basin Bathing Beach in 1922. (Photo source: Library of Congress)

Cooling Off in the Tidal Basin

In the 1920s, Washingtonians dealt with the summer heat by going to the nearest beach...at the Tidal Basin.
by Jenna Goff via Boundary Stones on July 21, 2015

There's No National Site Devoted to Reconstruction—Yet

The National Parks Service, which preserves many Civil War sites, is finally looking for a way to mark the struggles that defined its legacy.
by Gregory P. Downs, Kate Masur via The Atlantic on April 29, 2015
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The North’s Shameful Refusal to Face Its Own Tangled Racial Past

What we should learn from Senator Abraham Ribicoff’s failed attempt.
by Jason Sokol via HNN on January 5, 2015

The Struggle in Black and White: Activist Photographers Who Fought for Civil Rights

None of these iconic photographs would exist without the brave photographers documenting the civil rights movement.
by Hunter Oatman-Stanford via Collectors Weekly on October 7, 2014
Chandra Dharma Sena Gooneratne wearing a turban.

How Turbans Helped Some Blacks Go Incognito In The Jim Crow Era

At the time, ideas of race in America were quite literally black and white. But a few meters of cloth changed the way some people of color were treated.
by Tanvi Misra via NPR on July 19, 2014

Straight Razors and Social Justice: The Empowering Evolution of Black Barbershops

Black barbershops are a symbol of community, and they provide a window into our nation's complicated racial dynamics.
by Hunter Oatman-Stanford, Quincy Mills via Collectors Weekly on May 30, 2014

The Massive Liberal Failure on Race, Part III

The Civil Rights movement ignored one very important, very difficult question. It’s time to answer it.
by Tanner Colby via Slate on February 27, 2014

The Massive Liberal Failure on Race, Part I

How the liberal embrace of busing hurt the cause of integration.
by Tanner Colby via Slate on February 3, 2014
Cover of "Making Whiteness," featuring a Black man in front of a billboard of larger-than-life white faces.
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Making Whiteness

How a historian's family history informed her professional quest to unpack the stories white Southerners told about themselves.
by In Black America via American Archive of Public Broadcasting on September 1, 1998
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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
Photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. speaking into microphones.

Let Justice Roll Down

"Those who expected a cheap victory in a climate of complacency were shocked into reality by Selma."
by Martin Luther King Jr. via The Nation on March 16, 1965
James Baldwin

‘I Can’t Accept Western Values Because They Don’t Accept Me’

Revolution, the civil rights movement, and African-American identity.
by James Baldwin, Robert Penn Warren via Literary Hub on April 27, 1964
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Commentary of a Black Southern Bus Rider

Rosa Parks discusses her refusal to give up a seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955.
by Rosa Parks, KPFA via American Archive of Public Broadcasting on December 20, 1962
Rosa Parks' mugshot.

December 1, 1955: Rosa Parks Is Arrested

“This dramatic display of unity may well inspire the Negro residents of other Southern cities to similar action.”
via The Nation on December 24, 1955
Josephine Baker and a soldier.

The Superstar Turned Spy Who Fought the Nazis and for Civil Rights

A new book highlights Josephine Baker’s wartime contribution, and how she used her fame to provide cover and promote equal rights.
by Jon Henley via The Guardian on April 6, 2025
US Senator Cory Booker giving a speech.

US Senator Cory Booker Just Spoke for 25 Hours in Congress. What Was He Trying to Achieve?

He set a new record for the longest continuous speech in the Senate, surpassing Strom Thurmond’s 1957 attempt to prevent the passage of the Civil Rights Act.
by Bruce Wolpe via The Conversation on April 2, 2025
Aerial view of Oakland.

The Future Happens in Oakland First. That’s a Cautionary Tale for Global Cities

International trade boomed with the city’s early adoption of technological and economic changes, but Black neighborhoods became ‘sacrifice zones.’
by Lois Beckett, Alexis C. Madrigal via The Guardian on March 22, 2025
A crowd of Black children walking into school.

How Delayed Desegregation Deprived Black Children of Their Right to Education

On the ongoing battle to desegregate schools across America throughout the 1960s.
by Noliwe Rooks via Literary Hub on March 19, 2025
Richard Nixon giving a press conference.
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The Playbook for Stopping Trump From Shuttering Agencies

Presidents can't shutter an agency Congress created by statute. Only Congress has this power.
by Ryan LaRochelle via Made By History on February 12, 2025
Drawings of Sadie James and Charles Page over a map of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The True Story of Tulsa’s Forgotten Antihero, Sadie James

And a walk downtown in search of her saloon, the Bucket of Blood.
by Russell Cobb via The Pickup on January 23, 2025
Former President Jimmy Carter speaking to the congregation at Maranatha Baptist Church before teaching Sunday school in 2019.

Jimmy Carter’s Most Perplexing Legacy

For all of his personal Christian devotion, he could not capture the hearts of white evangelicals.
by Thomas S. Kidd via The Dispatch on December 31, 2024
Jimmy, Rosalynn, and Amy Carter at the Baptist church in Plains, Georgia, 1976.

How Jimmy Carter Lost Evangelical Christians to the Right

The Baptist Georgia governor won evangelical Christian voters in the 1976 presidential election. Next time around, those voters changed sides—for the long haul.
by Chris Lehmann via The Nation on December 30, 2024
James Baldwin at work on his novel “Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone," and smoking.

Refinding James Baldwin

A fascinating new exhibit focuses on Baldwin’s years in Turkey, the country that, in his words, saved his life.
by Doreen St. Félix via The New Yorker on December 28, 2024
Author Alexis Pauline Gumbs posing in a field of collard greens.

How Collard Greens Became a Symbol of Resilience and Tradition

While modern women poets have found inspiration, collard references appeared in racist limericks during Jim Crow.
by Cynthia R. Greenlee via Capital B News on December 23, 2024
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