Resistance and Resilience: Black Service in World War I
with Adriane Lentz-Smith
Learn more about African American service in the war to “make the world safe for democracy,” while also dealing with racism at home.
March on Washington Organizing Document
1963
Read instructions for a group of medical professionals ahead of the March on Washington.
Naturally ’68 at the Apollo Theater
ca. 1968
View a photograph from a key convergence of artists and models amid the Black is Beautiful movement.
African American Scientists
with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Learn more about some of the most notable African American scientists and their discoveries, from Benjamin Banneker to Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Origins of the Civil Rights Movement
with Anthony J. Badger
Learn more about the start of the Civil Rights movement.
Black is Beautiful: “Something to Behold ... Something One Could Do”
by Elizabeth Carmel Hamilton
Learn more about the works of Betye Saar, Elizabeth Catlett, and Toni Morrison in the context of Black is Beautiful.
Mary McLeod Bethune’s Impact
with Noliwe Rooks
Learn about Mary McLeod Bethune’s life, her involvement in politics and civil rights, and her work’s lasting impact.
Hidden History: Jessie McGuire Dent
with Tommie Boudreaux, Samuel Collins III, Diane Henderson, and Faye Williams
Explore McGuire Dent’s role in fighting racial discrimination and organizing the Delta Sigma Theta sorority.
Let’s Talk about “Black Panther” and Afrofuturism
with Steve Vasquez
Learn more about the history of Afrofuturism upon the release of the 2018 Marvel film.
“Mother Hale’s Garden”
by Shinique Smith
Explore the life and career of an activist and community organizer through this work of public art.
“The Souls of Black Folk”
1903
Read excerpts from W. E. B. Du Bois’s foundational book, in which he explains his ideas of “the veil” and “double-consciousness.”
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.
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