Fugitive Slave Ads
Advertisement for a fugitive slave in the Oppenheim (New York, 1824) Readers of May 24, 1796, Pennsylvania Gazette found an advertisement offering ten dollars to...
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as DRC, is a country located in Central Africa. With a population of over 100 million people,...
Olivia Hooker, One of the Last Survivors of The Tulsa Race Riot, Dies At 103
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After surviving one of the most horrific acts of racialized violence in U.S. history and then making history as one of the first black women...
Congress of Racial Equality
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The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), founded in 1942, became one of the leading activist organizations in the early years of the American civil rights...
The letter from the Birmingham jail
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In Birmingham, Alabama, in the spring of 1963, King’s campaign to end segregation at lunch counters and in hiring practices drew nationwide attention when police...
King Leopold II
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Leopold II, French in full Léopold-Louis-Philippe-Marie-Victor, Dutch in full Leopold Lodewijk Filips Maria Victor, (born April 9, 1835, Brussels, Belgium—died December 17, 1909, Laeken), was...
Freedom Rides
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The Freedom Rides were a series of civil rights protests that took place in the United States during the 1960s. The rides were organized to...
Emmett Till
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Emmett Louis Till was born on July 25, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois, to Mamie Carthan Till and Louis Till. Growing up on the South Side...
Eugen Fischer
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Eugen Fischer was a prominent German scientist and physician who made significant contributions to the fields of anthropology, genetics, and eugenics during the early 20th...