African American History
Parts of Florida Highway Honoring the Confederacy Will Be Renamed in Honor of Harriet Tubman
Miami-Dade County commissioners unanimously approved plans to rename local stretches of Dixie Highway
Smithsonian Curators Remember Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician Highlighted in 'Hidden Figures,' Who Died at 101
An African American woman who battled workplace discrimination, Johnson performed crucial calculations to send astronauts into space
Library of Congress Acquires 100,000 Images by Harlem Photographer Shawn Walker
The African American photographer was a founding member of the Kamoinge Workshop, an art collective launched during the 1960s
This Virtual Reality Exhibit Brings Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' Speech to Life
"The March" debuts on February 28 at the DuSable Museum in Chicago
Madam C.J. Walker Gets a Netflix Close-Up
A turn-of-the-century hair-care magnate who shared her wealth gets the spotlight
Ed Dwight Was Going to Be the First African American in Space. Until He Wasn't
The Kennedy administration sought a diverse face to the space program, but for reasons unknown, the pilot was kept from reaching the stars
Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass Honored With Statues in Maryland State House
Both historic figures were born into slavery in Maryland and went on to become key activists in the abolitionist movement
Nine Women Whose Remarkable Lives Deserve the Biopic Treatment
From Renaissance artists to aviation pioneers, suffragists and scientists, these women led lives destined for the silver screen
Gay Civil Rights Leader Bayard Rustin Posthumously Pardoned in California
The openly gay Rustin was convicted during the 1950s under laws targeting LGBTQ individuals
New Book Draws Inspiration From Life Stories of African American Women
In “Brave. Black. First.,” meet more than 50 African American women who changed the world
Lessons Worth Learning From the Moment Four Students Sat Down to Take a Stand
One of the great monuments to the Greensboro Sit-In is at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History
How Jacob Lawrence Painted a Radical History of the American Struggle
The Peabody Essex Museum is reuniting a series of paintings that explore the hidden stories of the nation's formative years
Smithsonian Historians Reflect on Kobe Bryant's Legacy as His Portrait Goes on View
A 2007 photograph of the N.B.A. All-Star offers visitors a chance to pay their respects
How World War I Planted the Seeds of the Civil Rights Movement
The Great War was a “transformative moment” for African Americans, who fought for the U.S. even as they were denied access to Democracy
Trove of Stunning Dance Photography Now Online
An alliance between dance impresario Alvin Ailey and photographer Jack Mitchell yielded more than 10,000 images
The Most Anticipated Museum Openings of 2020
Slated for this year are new institutions dedicated to ancient Egyptian, the Olympics, African American music and the Army
In 1851, a Maryland Farmer Tried to Kidnap Free Blacks in Pennsylvania. He Wasn't Expecting the Neighborhood to Fight Back
The archaeological excavation of an empty field yielded clues and reminders of an incredible uprising long buried from history
George Lucas' New Museum Acquires Major Archive of African American Film History
The Separate Cinema Archive contains more than 37,000 objects dating from 1904 to the present
Scenes From a Reenactment of a Slave Uprising
Earlier this year, a group of organizers led by a daring performance artist donned 19th-century clothes and recreated the 1811 revolt
A Massive New Database Will Connect Billions of Historic Records to Tell the Full Story of American Slavery
The online resource will offer vital details about the toll wrought on the enslaved
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