The Life of Malcolm X
with Tamara Payne
Examine previously unknown aspects of Malcolm X’s life.
The South Carolina Secession Ordinance
by Charles Dew
Watch a discussion of how the Secession Ordinance led directly to the Civil War.
On Juneteenth
with Annette Gordon-Reed and Edward L. Ayers
Examine the story of Juneteenth, celebrating the end of slavery in the US, specifically in Texas–June 19, 1865.
The Life and Death of Roger Romine: A Tuskegee Airman Gone Too Soon
by Lisa Bratton
Read about the life of Robert Romine, member of the Tuskegee Airmen, an elite but segregated branch of the military in World War II.
The Generation That Saved the Soul of the NBA
with Theresa Runstedtler
Learn more about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Spencer Haywood, and others in the NBA and ABA of the 1960s and 1970s.
The Wounded World: W. E. B. Du Bois and the First World War
with Chad Williams
Learn about W.E.B. Du Bois and his thoughts on the participation of Black Americans in the First World War.
“A Vote-less People Is a Hopeless People”: Lessons from Selma
by Robert A. Pratt
Learn about the history and legacy of the voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington: A Little-known Encounter
by Adele Alexander
Learn the critical differences in attitude and approach taken by Douglass and Washington, and their 1892 encounter at the Tuskegee Institute.
Activist for Equality: Frederick Douglass at 200
1808–1894
Explore Frederick Douglass’s life in bondage and freedom in this online exhibition.
Race and the American Constitution: A Struggle Toward National Ideals
by James Oliver Horton
Read how both pro-slavery and anti-slavery movements used the Constitution to promote their beliefs.
The Origins of Slavery
by Ira Berlin
Gain a greater understanding of the slave trade and the forced migration and diaspora of Africans.
The Civil Rights Movement
by Taylor Branch
Read an essay taking a bird's-eye view of the Civil Rights Movement.
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