Honoring the ‘Green Book’: A life-saving travel guide for African Americans during segregation
Have you ever wondered why many older African Americans like to leave early in the morning when they head out for a road trip? It’s...
Category : History
Meet The British Royal Of African Descent Before Meghan Markle
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It appears Meghan Markle may not be the first British royal of African descent. Historians have argued and presented proof that Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz takes...
5 Myths About Slavery
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1. Myth #1: There were Irish slaves in the American colonies. As the historian and public librarian, Liam Hogan has written: “There is unanimous agreement,...
White Mob Lynched Cleo Wright in Sikeston, Missouri
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In the early hours of Sunday, January 25, 1942, a black man named Cleo Wright was arrested on charges of assaulting a white woman. Wright...
A U.S. Supreme Court justice was in the Ku Klux Klan—and he remained on the bench for 34 years
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Hugo Black had been associate justice of the Supreme Court for less than a month when the news broke. In September of 1937, an exposé by the Pittsburgh...
The Haunted History of The Myrtles Plantation
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The Myrtles Plantation is a historic antebellum plantation located in St. Francisville, Louisiana, USA. The plantation was built in 1796 by General David Bradford, who...
Orangeburg Massacre
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The Orangeburg Massacre occurred on the night of February 8, 1968, when a civil rights protest at South Carolina State University (SC State) turned deadly...
The Slaves Dread New Year’s Day the Worst – The Grim History of January 1
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The History of New Year’s Day and American Slavery New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day are widely celebrated as a time for new beginnings,...
Insurance Policies on Slaves
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New York Life, the nation’s third-largest life insurance company, opened in Manhattan’s financial district in the spring of 1845. The firm possessed a prime address...