How Native American Slaveholders Complicate the Trail of Tears Narrative
When you think of the Trail of Tears, you likely imagine a long procession of suffering Cherokee Indians forced westward by a villainous Andrew Jackson....
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The Story Behind the Famous Little Rock Nine ‘Scream Image’
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It didn’t end when Central High School was integrated. You’ve probably seen the photo: a young African-American girl walks to school, her eyes shielded by...
When Slave owners Got Reparations
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By Tera W. Hunter Dr. Hunter, a professor of American history and African-American studies, specializes in the 19th and 20th centuries. On April 16, 1862,...
White Mob Forces 200 Black People Out of North Platte, Nebraska
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On the afternoon of Saturday, July 13, 1929, more than 200 black residents of North Platte, Nebraska, were driven out of the city by a...
Queen Nanny
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The Ashanti woman from Ghana who ended up as a freedom fighter and hero in Jamaica In 1975, the Jamaican government officially recognized Queen Nanny...
Black History Is Filled With Agents And Informants
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In the Black Conscious community, we tend to pay a disproportionate amount of attention to the near-successes of our historical movements. What we fail to...
Is This the Wreck of the Last U.S. Slave Ship?
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The last ship to bring slaves to the U.S. was torched to hide the crime. Its remains may have just been found. More than 50...
The Last Slave Ship Survivor Gave an Interview in the 1930s. It Just Surfaced
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Roughly 60 years after the abolition of slavery, anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston made an incredible connection: She located the last surviving captive of the last...
Grace Wisher – The African American girl who helped make the Star-Spangled Banner
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Grace Wisher, a young African-American girl hailing from Baltimore, Maryland, played a significant role in the creation of the iconic Star-Spangled Banner. Born free, Grace...