Emigration, Anti-Emigration, and Transatlantic Abolitionism
with Nemata Blyden
Learn more about the impact of the Fugitive Slave Act, the Dred Scott decision, and the Civil War on emigration.
White Supremacy in the Early Twentieth Century: Causes and Responses
with Adriane Lentz-Smith
Take a deep dive into the proliferation of white supremacist violence in the 1910s and 1920s, and responses from Black communities.
Essential Methods of the Major Civil Rights Organizations
with Hasan Kwame Jeffries
Learn more about the major civil rights organizations of the 1950s and 1960s and their typical day-to-day operations.
Nonviolent Resistance and Civil Rights Activism
with Hasan Kwame Jeffries
Learn more about the impact of civil rights organizations on securing civil rights legislation and growing grassroots power.
James Forten, Sailmaker
by Julie Winch
Read about James Forten, an African American craftsman and businessman in nineteenth-century Philadelphia who employed an integrated workforce.
Mary Ellen Pleasant, Freedom-Fighting Entrepreneur
by Lynn M. Hudson
An introduction to Mary Ellen Pleasant, an abolitionist and businesswoman who flourished on the East and West Coasts.
Black Women in Entrepreneurship
by Andrea Smith-Hunter
Learn about the challenges and opportunities Black women entrepreneurs face, from financial barriers to networking, mentorship, and growth.
HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience
with Ayesha Rascoe
Learn more about the experience of individuals who attended an HBCU.
Garnet’s Address in Context
by Jake Alspaugh
Understand the origins of Garnet’s speech.
Harriet, the Moses of Her People
1886
Read an authorized description of Tubman’s escape written by a White woman who had interviewed Tubman.
Harriet Tubman’s reflection in The Refugee
1856
Read Tubman’s memories of enslavement and freedom in her own words.
Free African American Population, 19th Century
by Michael Siegel
Explore the change in free Black populations over time across the North, South, and Midwest.
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