Francisco Félix de Souza
Francisco Félix de Souza, born likely in 1768, stands as a complex and controversial figure in the history of the transatlantic slave trade. His life...
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The Thrilling Tale of How Robert Smalls Seized a Confederate Ship & Sailed it to Freedom
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In the predawn hours of May 13, 1862, darkness cloaked Charleston, South Carolina, as a salty breeze wafted from the marshes across the silent harbor....
The 11 Most Racist U.S. Presidents
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11. George Walker Bush ~ 43rd President (2001-2009) Not only did President Bush’s No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA) in 2003 increase the stranglehold of...
Judah Phillip Benjamin – The brains of the Confederacy
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The Brains Behind the Confederacy Judah Philip Benjamin, a prominent figure in the history of the Confederacy, served in key roles within the executive cabinet...
When the President and His Chef Feuded Over Cold Beans
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In 2011, the New York Times memorialized the late French chef René Verdon as having “revolutionized” White House cuisine. As an Executive Chef during the...
Who Really Designed the American Dime?
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Selma Burke and the Controversy of the Roosevelt Dime The Roosevelt dime, the smallest coin in U.S. circulation, holds within its design a story of...
Viola Liuzzo
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Viola Liuzzo was an American civil rights activist who played a significant role in the fight for racial equality during the 1960s. Born in California...
It took the kidnapping, rape, and death of a white woman to bring down the KKK
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How power, sexism, and male impunity toppled a grand wizard On the night of March 15, 1925, Madge Oberholtzer received an urgent telephone call. It...
The KKK started a branch just for women in the 1920s, and half a million joined
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Not long after American women won the right to vote, a woman in Greene County, Indiana received an invitation to hear a lecture. All “the...
How White Mob Murdered And Burnt 40-Year-Old Black Man In Omaha, 1919
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During the “Red Summer” of 1919, a wave of racial and labor violence swept through the United States. The Omaha Courthouse Lynching of 1919 was...