Abraham Lincoln and the Antislavery Constitution
with James Oakes
Understand the evolution of the antislavery interpretation of the Constitution.
Black Women and Educational Activism in Antebellum America
with Kabria Baumgartner
Explore how antebellum Black women became educators and activists, and the story of the first integrated classroom in the US.
The Black President: Hope and Fury in the Age of Obama
with Claude A. Clegg III
Take a deep dive into the political context of the Obama presidency.
The African American History of Arlington
by Ric Murphy
Explore the history of Freedman’s Village at Arlington National Cemetery.
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
with Jeanne Theoharis
Learn how examining Rosa Parks’s life challenges perceptions of her as an accidental actor in the civil rights movement.
Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring Message to America
with Keisha N. Blain
Explore Fannie Lou Hamer’s life and civil rights organizing career.
Food Deserts and the Rise of Fast Food
with Marcia Chatelain
Learn about the movement of fast food into predominantly African American neighborhoods and its connection to the larger issue of food deserts.
An Introduction to Juneteenth
by Graham Hodges
Explore the history and commemoration of Juneteenth.
The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History
with Jeanne Theoharis
Watch author Jeanne Theoharis discuss Brown v. Board of Education and school desegregation in the North.
The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley
with David Waldstreicher
Explore the life of this Black, female poet who published a book of poems while enslaved, and learn about the reactions to her work at the time.
The Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad
with Matthew F. Delmont
Learn more about the history of World War II from the perspective of African Americans.
A History of the Enslaved Black Family
with Brenda Stevenson
Learn about the history of the Black family from the Middle Passage through Reconstruction.
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