https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/segregation/RSS feed for SegregationenTue, 19 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1963-birmingham-church-bombing-killed-four-young-black-girls-but-they-werent-the-only-victims-of-racial-violence-in-the-city-that-day-180988729/Hours after the attack, a police officer shot 16-year-old Johnny Robinson in the back. Then, a white teenager mortally injured 13-year-old Virgil Ware as he rode on the handlebars of his brother's bikeTue, 19 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1963-birmingham-church-bombing-killed-four-young-black-girls-but-they-werent-the-only-victims-of-racial-violence-in-the-city-that-day-180988729/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/nine-black-college-students-were-arrested-in-1961-for-reading-at-a-segregated-public-library-their-contributions-to-the-civil-rights-movement-have-long-been-overlooked-180988422/Known as the Tougaloo Nine, the demonstrators staged a sit-in that helped the NAACP push for the desegregation of public spaces in Mississippi's capitalThu, 26 Mar 2026 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/nine-black-college-students-were-arrested-in-1961-for-reading-at-a-segregated-public-library-their-contributions-to-the-civil-rights-movement-have-long-been-overlooked-180988422/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/jesse-jackson-witnessed-martin-luther-king-jrs-assassination-heres-how-he-carried-the-torch-for-the-civil-rights-movement-into-the-future-180988201/He emerged as a leader in the 1960s and championed unity among marginalized groups across the U.S.Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:23:33 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/jesse-jackson-witnessed-martin-luther-king-jrs-assassination-heres-how-he-carried-the-torch-for-the-civil-rights-movement-into-the-future-180988201/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/a-white-historian-claimed-that-black-people-had-no-history-this-trailblazing-scholar-dedicated-his-life-to-proving-otherwise-180988144/Carter G. Woodson, the "father of Black history," founded the celebration now known as Black History Month in 1926. A prolific writer and activist, he viewed his efforts to educate the public as a "life-and-death struggle"Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/a-white-historian-claimed-that-black-people-had-no-history-this-trailblazing-scholar-dedicated-his-life-to-proving-otherwise-180988144/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/months-before-rosa-parks-made-headlines-claudette-colvin-refused-to-give-up-her-seat-for-a-white-woman-on-a-segregated-bus-180988009/Colvin, a lesser-known figure who took a stand against racial discrimination as a teenager in Montgomery, Alabama, has died at age 86Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:29:30 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/months-before-rosa-parks-made-headlines-claudette-colvin-refused-to-give-up-her-seat-for-a-white-woman-on-a-segregated-bus-180988009/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/she-protested-school-segregation-as-a-teenager-now-shes-being-honored-with-a-statue-at-the-us-capitol-180987904/Lawmakers gathered in the Capitol for the unveiling of a bronze statue honoring teenage civil rights activist Barbara Rose JohnsMon, 22 Dec 2025 13:30:03 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/she-protested-school-segregation-as-a-teenager-now-shes-being-honored-with-a-statue-at-the-us-capitol-180987904/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-visionary-african-american-politician-dreamed-of-creating-an-all-black-state-in-oklahoma-territory-180987093/Edward P. McCabe petitioned Benjamin Harrison for an opportunity to show him that Black people "are men and women capable of self‑government." When the president was unmoved, McCabe and his followers went west anywayTue, 12 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-visionary-african-american-politician-dreamed-of-creating-an-all-black-state-in-oklahoma-territory-180987093/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-man-just-set-a-new-world-record-for-scuba-diving-in-all-seven-continents-180986153/Barrington Scott began his 27,000-mile quest in Australia and completed it in Antarctica. The journey took him 19 days, 19 hours and 40 minutesTue, 04 Mar 2025 19:30:53 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-man-just-set-a-new-world-record-for-scuba-diving-in-all-seven-continents-180986153/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/discover-how-four-black-college-students-sparked-a-nationwide-civil-rights-movement-on-this-date-in-1960-180985908/By sitting down to lunch at a North Carolina department store, the brave men inspired many others to take part in nonviolent acts of civil disobedienceSat, 01 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/discover-how-four-black-college-students-sparked-a-nationwide-civil-rights-movement-on-this-date-in-1960-180985908/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-black-americans-south-boldly-defied-jim-crow-build-business-empires-their-own-180984901/The Great Migration transformed the nation—but millions of African Americans never left their Southern communities. Their unlikely success makes their stories all the more remarkableWed, 04 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-black-americans-south-boldly-defied-jim-crow-build-business-empires-their-own-180984901/