African American History
The Curious History of the White House Easter Egg Roll
Thousands of families enter the lottery each year to take part in this White House tradition
How Chuck Berry’s Cadillac and His Guitar, Maybellene, Came to the Smithsonian
Curator Kevin Strait from the African American History Museum details the day he met the great musician
The Wild Rock and Roller Chuck Berry Dies
In 2012, Berry donated his red Eldorado Cadillac to the Smithsonian
New Nashville Restaurant Recreates Civil Rights Sit-In Site
The lunch counter where John Lewis and others were arrested will now be part of a soul food eatery and music venue
History Film Forum Hashes Out Truth and Myth in Hollywood
The four-day Forum looks into time travel, black America, Poe and other depictions of history in the media
The Horrible Fate of John Casor, The First Black Man to be Declared Slave for Life in America
Black people in early America weren't slaves. After this lawsuit, they could be
Skeletons Found Under a Florida Wine Shop May Be Some of America’s First Colonists
The skeletons, found in St. Augustine, Florida, likely date to the first decades of the oldest European settlement in the United States
President James Buchanan Directly Influenced the Outcome of the Dred Scott Decision
He's remembered as a president who tried to unify a fractured nation with little success, doing damage along the way
How Albert Einstein Used His Fame to Denounce American Racism
The world-renowned physicist was never one to just stick to the science
The Political Cartoon That Explains the Battle Over Reconstruction
Take a deep dive into this drawing by famed illustrator Thomas Nast
Follow the Path of the Freedom Riders in This Interactive Map
These civil rights activists showed true courage in telling the nation about the segregated South
This Supreme Court Justice Was a KKK Member
Even after the story came out in 1937, Hugo Black went on to serve as a member of the Supreme Court into the 1970s
This African American Artist’s Cartoons Helped Win World War II
Charles Alston knew how to turn art into motivation
That Time the U.S. Government Won an Oscar
Today, the award is kept on permanent display in the National Archives
Watch the Oldest-Known Surviving Film by an African-American Director
<i>Within Our Gates</i> was Oscar Micheaux’s response to a racist classic
Girl Scouting Was Once Segregated
Though the Girl Scouts of the USA initially declared itself a space for all girls, the reality was different for girls of color
With Patents or Without, Black Inventors Reshaped American Industry
American slaves couldn't hold property, including patents on their own inventions. But that didn't stop black Americans from innovating in our country
Newly Discovered Photo May Depict a Younger Harriet Tubman
The late 1860s carte-de-visite comes from fellow abolitionist Emily Howland's album
The Ballad of the Boombox: What Public Enemy Tells Us About Hip-Hop, Race and Society
Thirty years after Public Enemy's debut album, the group's sonic innovation and powerful activism resonate powerfully today
The Soprano Who Upended Americans' Racist Stereotypes About Who Could Sing Opera
Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield was in many ways the nation's first black pop star
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