Traveling Through Jim Crow America
During the segregation era, discriminatory laws and practices made traveling by car a difficult and even dangerous experience for African Americans.Read More
You Should Know
Five Trailblazers You Should Know: Pride Edition
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month (LGBT Pride Month) is celebrated each year in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan. The Stonewall riots were a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the U.S. Initially...Read More
African American Chefs You Should Know
Before the 1970s, Aunt Jemima’s pancake box carried the stereotypical image of a black cook. Today, a new wave of African American chefs safeguard Southern foodways. Read More
The Scottsboro Boys
The case of the Scottsboro Boys lasted more than 80 years and helped spur the Civil Rights Movement. Read More
Harry Belafonte, Actor and Activist
Tony award winner Harry Belafonte was at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement and remains a staunch human rights activist.Read More