William Joseph Simmons
William Joseph Simmons (May 7, 1880 – May 18, 1945) was an American Methodist preacher, teacher, and fraternal organizer best known as the founder and...
Category : History
The Ku Klux Klan’s Explosive 1920s Revival: How a Public Relations Campaign Built a Mass Movement
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On June 7, 1920, Ku Klux Klan leader William Simmons brought in professional publicists to expand the white supremacist group’s ranks. The Klan was originally...
The Lynching of Henry Argo in Chickasha, Oklahoma (May 31, 1930)
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On May 31, 1930, a large white mob of more than 1,000 men and boys—some as young as 12—stormed the Grady County Jail in Chickasha,...
The National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (NACGN)
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Pioneers in the Fight for Racial Equality in Nursing The National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (NACGN) was a groundbreaking professional organization founded in 1908...
Rev. George Washington Lee
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Rev. George Washington Lee (December 25, 1903 – May 7, 1955) was an African American Baptist minister, entrepreneur, civil rights leader, and voting rights activist...
President Chester A. Arthur
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Chester A. Arthur (1829–1886) served as the 21st President of the United States from 1881 to 1885. He is often remembered as one of the...
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
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America’s First Major Immigration Restriction On May 6, 1882, President Chester A. Arthur signed the Chinese Exclusion Act into law, marking a pivotal and controversial...
The Long Shadow of Anti-Miscegenation Laws
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California’s 1943 Race Registration Statute and the Fight for Interracial Marriage Rights in America On May 5, 1943, a new law took effect in California...
The Chicago Real Estate Board’s Expulsion of Members Selling Homes to Black Families
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On May 4, 1921, the Chicago Real Estate Board took a decisive step to enforce racial segregation in housing. In a unanimous vote, the Board...
Jefferson Davis & the Deadly Orders Against Black Union Troops
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On Christmas Eve 1862, as the American Civil War raged into its second winter, Confederate President Jefferson Davis issued a chilling directive to the Confederate...