Lena Horne, The Elegant & Beautiful Talent Who Wasn’t Afraid to Be Blacklisted In Fight Against Discrimination
Horne became a member of the civil rights movement and spoke at a rally on behalf of the National Association …
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History of Felony Disenfranchisement Proves the Laws Are Taking Aim at Black Voters
In the United States, the history of crime deprivation opens a massive gap in the theory that electoral law protects …
What Did Slavery Look Like in Arkansas? New Exhibit Has Answers
What was Arkansas’s slavery during the Civil War? The answer to this question is the subject of a new exhibition …
The Lies American Children Are Taught About Slavery
Many African Americans are fighting for the federal government. A textbook distributed to Virginia fourth-graders in 2010 reports that thousands …
Things You May Not Have Known About an Average Day for an Enslaved African in the Americas
He lives in a cabin, not a house. Historians Daniel Littlefield, William Dusinberre, and Peter Wood explain that despite the …
Shameful Pictures of Europeans Placing African People in Human Zoos
From the end of the 18th to the 20th century, Europeans established “human zoos” in cities like Paris. Hamburg, Germany; …
What Does Arkansas Slavery Look Like? New Exhibits Have Answers
How was slavery in Arkansas during the Civil War? The answer to this question is the theme of reopening the …
Historical Figures Many People Don’t Know Are Black
General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (1762–1806) Thomas-Alexandre Davy da Pailleterie, also known as Alexandre Dumas, is a general of the French army and …
Intrepid Black Female Warriors Throughout History
Queen Mother Yaa Asantewaa (c. 1840–October 17, 1921) Queen Mother Yaa Asantewaa is the queen mother of the Edweso tribe of …