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When I arrived as a graduate student in New York in 1983, the city and the country were in the middle of a vibrant anti-apartheid campaign. I never dreamt that 40 years later I would feel this gnawing ...

On June 19—the 162nd anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation—elected officials, educators, and community members gathered to unveil the marker and reflect on lives lost to Texas’ convict leasing ...

It was history. It was reckoning. And, for me, at least, it was a release—seeing the story of our pain and survival in a way non-Black filmmakers could not ever do. And after reading some reviews, non ...

But Southern politicians soon enacted Black Codes, effectively criminalizing Black life to maintain a labor force close to slavery. Racial terror, notably through groups like the Ku Klux Klan, surged ...

The Reconstruction Era enshrined birthright citizenship and equal protection in federal law, while the Civil Rights Era prohibited racial discrimination. To deny the reality of the “why” and “how” ...

Beyoncé's song "16 CARRIAGES" serves as a historical reflection on the Black experience during Reconstruction, symbolizing the complex freedom that followed the Civil War.

SUSTAINED VIGILANCE What ended Reconstruction was not a single event, but a gradual erosion of will. Over time, the North’s appetite for the difficult work of transformation waned, leaving Black ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A brand-new interactive tour takes you through downtown Huntsville to showcase at least 16 buildings and other sites built by Black businesspeople and entrepreneurs during the ...

Joseph Hayne Rainey of South Carolina was the first Black person to serve in the U.S.House of Representatives and the second to serve in the U.S. Congress. During the Civil War, he was forced by ...

At that time, the Alabama Legislature had established codes that allowed police to arrest Black people for vagrancy if they were in public and could not prove their employment status.

The Historic Huntsville Foundation opens a new walking trail celebrating those who put the city on the map in the post-War South. Meet the 'Dirty 15' countries that could be hit hardest by Trump's ...