African American History
Plans for the Emanuel Nine Memorial Unveiled
The monument to the nine black parishioners slain in Charleston in 2015 will include two wing-like benches that arc around a marble fountain
Racism Kept Connecticut's Beaches White Up Through the 1970s
By bussing black kids from Hartford to the shore, Ned Coll took a stand against the bigotry of “armchair liberals”
The Counterfeit Queen of Soul
A strange and bittersweet ballad of kidnapping, stolen identity and unlikely stardom
Route 66 and 10 Other Sites That Made the 2018 "Most Endangered Historic Places" List
The National Trust for Historic Preservation's annual list is out
Museum Ties Portraits of the Wealthy to Their Slaveholding Pasts
New signs at the Worcester Art Museum illuminate how wealthy New Englanders benefitted from the slave trade
Charleston, South Carolina, Formally Apologizes for Its Role in the Slave Trade
Some 40 percent of enslaved Africans entered the country through Charleston
Why Juneteenth Celebrates the New Birth of Freedom
The commemoration of the end of slavery holds special meaning for Americans nationwide
The Unheralded Pioneers of 19th-Century America Were Free African-American Families
In her new book, 'The Bone and Sinew of the Land', historian Anna-Lisa Cox explores the mostly ignored story of the free black people who first moved West
Putting Enslaved Families' Stories Back in the Monticello Narrative
An oral history project deepens our understanding of U.S. history by sharing accounts of the community owned by Thomas Jefferson
The Unheralded Legacy of Civil Rights Leader Dorothy Cotton
The late activist helped organize the Birmingham marches and educated the disenfranchised about their constitutional rights
The Archives of Historic Black Newspapers Are Going Digital
The Obsidian Collection is collaborating with Google Arts & Culture to ensure the journalism is preserved for many years to come
"Lost" John Coltrane Album to Be Released
<i>Both Directions At Once</i> was recorded in 1963 by the classic quartet and reveals Coltrane's journey from melodic standards to avant-garde jazz
The History of Black Catholics in America
The Black Catholic Movement reinvigorated the church, with liturgical innovation, new preaching styles and activist scholarship
Oprah's Undeniable Influence on American History Recognized in New Smithsonian Exhibition
The National Museum of African American History and Culture follows Winfrey's life, from her roots in rural Mississippi to her success as a cultural phenom
58 Years Later, Alabama Clears the Records of 29 Black Students Who Protested Segregation
The students sat down at the courthouse lunch counter in a non-violent demonstration
For the First Time, See Historically Excluded Black Folk Artists at the Met
'History Refused to Die' shows off the masterful works made by self-taught artists from the American South
Songster Dom Flemons Brings Back the Melodies of the Black Cowboy
The Latest from Folkways, a Label Marking 70 Years, revives music traditions from the African-American ranch crews of the West
A New Exhibit Gives Charles White's Art and Activism the Attention They Deserve
A century after his birth, an overlooked figure in the Black Renaissance is on the rise again
The Defiant Ones
As young girls, they fought the fierce battle to integrate America’s schools half a century ago
The Story of Josiah Henson, the Real Inspiration for 'Uncle Tom’s Cabin'
Before there was the novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe, a formerly enslaved African-American living in Canada wrote a memoir detailing his experience
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