Captain James Cook
Captain James Cook’s voyages to the Pacific Ocean played a significant role in initiating European colonization, which ultimately led to devastating consequences for Indigenous peoples...
Seneca Village
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Seneca Village, founded in 1825, was a remarkable community of free African American property owners and immigrants that flourished in what is now Central Park,...
It’s a Challenge to find White Heroes
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The Myth of the White Hero: Unveiling the Dark Legacy For centuries, history has been curated and narrated through a lens that glorified specific figures...
General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
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Thomas Jonathan Jackson was born on January 21, 1824, in Clarksburg, Virginia (now West Virginia). Orphaned at a young age, he was raised by his...
Robert Lewis Dabney
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Robert Lewis Dabney (1820-1898) stands as one of the most influential and controversial theological figures in American Presbyterian history. Born on March 5, 1820, in...
James Henley Thornwell
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James Henley Thornwell (1812-1862) was a Southern Presbyterian theologian and Confederate ideologue born on December 9, 1812, in the Marlboro District of South Carolina. Orphaned...
Ephesians 6:5 in Context
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Ephesians 6:5 states, “Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ” (NIV). This...
Reverend Robert A. Elwood
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Reverend Robert A. Elwood was a Presbyterian minister whose inflammatory rhetoric directly contributed to one of the most notorious lynchings in Delaware history. In June...
The Religious Right’s Disconnect from Decency & Justice
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The Religious Right in America and Its Disconnect from Decency, Love, Equality, and Justice for Black Americans: The Role of the “White Community” The principles...
Carrie Butler
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Carrie Butler was a Black woman born around 1909 in the segregated South, specifically in Edgefield, South Carolina. In the early 1920s, she began working...