This New Book Reveals the Daredevil Lives of Four Italian Women Who Stood Up to Hitler and Mussolini
By delivering newspapers, munitions and secret messages to resistance groups, among many other incredible tasks, the brave fighters strove for a freer world
Discover How Four Black College Students Sparked a Nationwide Civil Rights Movement, on This Date in 1960
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 disobedience
The Human Be-In, Which Happened on This Day in 1967, Set the Stage for the ‘Summer of Love’
This loved-up ‘happening’ on a winter day in San Francisco helped the counterculture grab national attention
The Club of Cape-Wearing Activists Who Helped Elect Lincoln—and Spark the Civil War
The untold story of the Wide Awakes, the young Americans who took up the torch for their antislavery cause and stirred the nation
Malcolm X Opera Opens in New York
The Afrofuturist production examines the civil rights leader’s legacy and lasting influence
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Acquires More Than 100 Works by Artists With Disabilities
The purchase is one of the largest acquisitions of its kind by any museum in the United States
Watch the Trailer for ‘Rustin,’ Which Spotlights the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington
The new film dramatizes Bayard Rustin’s efforts to pull off an event of unprecedented scale
An Oral History of the March on Washington
Americans who marched on Washington 60 years ago under a blazing sun recall the day they were part of a turning point in history
Martin Luther King Jr. Never Said Famous Quote Criticizing Malcolm X
One journalist’s archival discovery is changing historians’ understanding of the two civil rights leaders
What Made the Battle of Blair Mountain the Largest Labor Uprising in American History
Its legacy lives on today in the struggles faced by modern miners seeking workers’ rights
Chicago’s First Monument to a Black Woman Will Commemorate Activist Ida B. Wells
Sculptor Richard Hunt designed the statue, which is called ‘Light of Truth’
Sacco and Vanzetti’s Trial of the Century Exposed Injustice in 1920s America
The pair’s path to becoming media sensations began 100 years ago. To this day the two remain emblems of prejudice in the American justice system
Decades Before the Civil War, Black Activists Organized for Racial Equality
Though they were just a small percentage of the state’s population, African Americans petitioned the state of Ohio to repeal racist laws
How Black Women Brought Liberty to Washington in the 1800s
A new book shows us the capital region’s earliest years through the eyes and the experiences of leaders like Harriet Tubman and Elizabeth Keckley
Rare Birmingham Jail Logbook Pages Signed by MLK Resurface After Decades
Two sheets of paper from the Alabama prison where the activist penned a famous 1963 letter sold at auction for more than $130,000
In a Covid-Affected Washington, D.C. Neighborhood, Black History Is Reinterpreted on a City Block
A powerful outdoor exhibition amplifies a message of “pride, tenacity and possibility”
How to Tell 400 Years of Black History in One Book
From 1619 to 2019, this collection of essays, edited by two of the nation’s preeminent scholars, shows the depth and breadth of African American history
The Courageous Tale of Jane Johnson, Who Risked Her Freedom for Those Who Helped Her Escape Slavery
A dramatic court scene in Philadelphia put the abolitionist cause in headlines across the nation
The True Story of ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’
Aaron Sorkin’s newest movie dramatizes the clash between protestors on the left and a federal government driven to making an example of them
Fidel Castro Stayed in Harlem 60 Years Ago to Highlight Racial Injustice in the U.S.
The Cuban revolutionary shined a light on the stark economic disparities in America, much to the chagrin of the U.S. government
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