African American History
The Ten Best History Books of 2020
Our favorite titles of the year resurrect forgotten histories and help explain how the country got to where it is today
Possible 20th-Century Black Cemetery Found Beneath Florida Military Base
Opened in 1941, the MacDill Air Force Base was built over a graveyard where at least 38 people were buried
The Exotic Vest That Introduced America to Jimi Hendrix
The fashionable garment conjures the guitarist's dazzling performance at the Monterey County Fairgrounds
A Bold Anthology Shows How R-I-G-H-T and W-R-I-T-E Come Together in Black Poetry
Poet and essayist Kevin Young discusses his new book, "African American Poetry," and his new post at the Smithsonian
How Profits From Slavery Changed the Landscape of the Scottish Highlands
Money earned through enslavement played a key role in the eviction of Highlanders in the 18th and 19th centuries, study finds
The Little-Known Story of America's Deadliest Election Day Massacre
A new exhibition on the 1920 Ocoee massacre examines the Florida city's history of voter suppression and anti-black violence
A Brief History of Presidential Memoirs
Barack Obama's new autobiography joins a long—but sometimes dull—tradition
How Young Activists Got 18-Year-Olds the Right to Vote in Record Time
In 1971, more than 10 million 18– to 20-year-olds got the right to vote thanks to an amendment with bipartisan support
New Research Suggests Alexander Hamilton Was a Slave Owner
Often portrayed as an abolitionist, Hamilton may have enslaved people in his own household
Mississippi Voters Approve New Design to Replace Confederate-Themed State Flag
The redesigned banner—approved by on Tuesday by 68 percent of voters—features a magnolia bloom and the words "In God We Trust"
How Jean-Michel Basquiat and His Peers Made Graffiti Mainstream
A new exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston explores how a network of young artists in 1980s New York City influenced hip-hop's visual culture
Maryland Archaeologists Unearth Jesuit Plantation's 18th-Century Slave Quarters
Researchers are working with the descendants of enslaved people seeking to document their family histories
Long-Lost Jacob Lawrence Painting Spent 60 Years Hanging in NYC Apartment
A museum visitor realized she'd seen the missing work—part of the artist's "Struggle" series—in her neighbor's living room
Meet the First Black Woman to Represent the U.S. at the Art World's Biggest Fair
Simone Leigh, whose large-scale ceramics explore black female subjectivity, will exhibit her work at the 2022 Venice Biennale
These Photos Capture the Unity—and Defiance—of the Million Man March
Roderick Terry’s photographs are now housed at the National Museum of African American History
Log Cabin Excavation Unearths Evidence of Forgotten Black Community
Artifacts recall a thriving Maryland neighborhood that was once a stop on the Underground Railroad
The True Story of 'The Trial of the Chicago 7'
Aaron Sorkin's newest movie dramatizes the clash between protestors on the left and a federal government driven to making an example of them
The So-Called 'Kidnapping Club' Featured Cops Selling Free Black New Yorkers Into Slavery
Outright racism met financial opportunity when men like Isiah Rynders accrued wealth through legal, but nefarious, means
How the Alphabet Got Its Order, Malcolm X and Other New Books to Read
These five October releases may have been lost in the news cycle
The Little-Known Story of Queen Victoria's Black Goddaughter
A newly commissioned portrait of Sarah Forbes Bonetta is now on view at the monarch's seaside house, Osbourne
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