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
Watch the Oldest-Known Surviving Film by an African-American Director
Within Our Gates was Oscar Micheaux’s response to a racist classic
The U.S. Forcibly Detained Native Alaskans During World War II
In the name of safety, Aleuts were held against their will under intolerable conditions in internment camps
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
The Complicated Racial Politics of Going “Undercover” to Report on the Jim Crow South
How one journalist became black to investigate segregation and what that means today
Muslims Were Banned From the Americas as Early as the 16th Century
Long before today’s anxiety about terror attacks, Spain and England feared that enslaved Africans would be more susceptible to revolt if they were Muslim
What Death Threats Against My Parents Taught Me About Taking a Stand
Family stories are an ideal way to explore themes like “where have I come from?” and “where am I going?”
This Map Shows Over a Century of Documented Lynchings in the United States
Mapping the history of racial terror
New $100 Coin Features First-Ever African-American Lady Liberty
She’ll put a new face on a familiar allegory
Harriet Tubman Is Getting Her Own National Historical Park
The park will tell the story of Tubman’s later years
The Far-Reaching Effects of American Incarceration
Three photo essays explore the history and modern-day consequences of the world’s highest incarceration rate
75 Years Ago, the Secretary of the Navy Falsely Blamed Japanese-Americans for Pearl Harbor
The baseless accusation sparked the road to the infamous internment camps
Canada Will Put Another Woman on Its Currency
An early civil rights heroine makes history (again)
How Colombia’s Failed Peace Treaty Could Wreak Havoc on Its Diversity-Rich Ecosystems
A potential influx of legal and illegal mining leaves the country’s megadiverse landscapes—and the communities who depend on them—in jeopardy
With “Master of None,” Aziz Ansari Has Created a True American Original
The star of the breakout television series brings the voice of his generation to the masses
Why Theoretical Physicist Sylvester James Gates Sees No Conflict Between Science and Religion
“I got used to the idea that questions had answers.”
Explore the Flickering, Forgotten Past of African-Americans in Silent Film
An estimated 80 percent of silent movies with all-black casts are thought to be lost, but a new project is making sure the people who made them aren’t
Why Japan Is Asking Foreigners About Racism
Just how widespread is racism in Japan? An unprecedented survey aims to find out
The Long, Unfortunate History of Racial Parody in America
Art historian Gwendolyn Dubois Shaw discusses the painful performative origins
See the Marriage License From the Historic Loving Decision
Visitors can see the document that led to the Supreme Court case that overturned laws barring interracial marriage in the U.S. on display
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