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The Perfect Menu to Make Your Juneteenth Celebration More Memorable

Enjoy the holiday with recipes from the Sweet Home Café Cookbook

Albert G. Lukas and Jessica B. Harris | June 18, 2025

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Five Smithsonian Objects to Honor Black History Month

Learn Black history with these objects from the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Smithsonian Institution | February 7, 2025

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How the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Continues to Impact Modern Life

A new Smithsonian book reckons with the enduring legacies of slavery and capitalism

Jennifer L. Morgan | November 7, 2024

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How Bessie Coleman Pleased the Crowds and Alienated the Critics

The daredevil aviator faces mixed public opinion in this excerpt from "Queen Bess"

Doris L. Rich | March 14, 2024
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A Long Story of Freedom Seeking

A Smithsonian curator's insight into the Emancipation Proclamation

Paul Gardullo | February 29, 2024
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How Black Women Have Changed the Face of Spaceflight

From Uhura to Katherine Johnson, learn about Black women's impact on space travel in this excerpt from "Afrofuturism."

Matthew Shindell | February 8, 2024
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Benjamin Banneker's Almanac of Strange Dreams

The work of mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker represents the fascinating relationship between science and religion

Peter Manseau and Andrew Ali Aghapour | January 4, 2024
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Remembering a Mississippi Blues Icon

In this excerpt from a long-lost manuscript, follow the author as he meets with many people who knew the musician Robert Johnson personally

Robert "Mack" McCormick | June 22, 2023
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