History of Racial inequality in the USA

New research suggests that Redoshi, who became a free woman in 1865, may have been the last living survivor of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. (2019)

Historian Jarvis Givens on freedom celebrations, Black aspiration, and the continuing pursuit of justice. (2022)

Dred Scott v. Sandford was a landmark Supreme Court case decided in 1857, in which the court held that African Americans could not be citizens of t... (2018)

As millions of people across the country take to the streets and raise their voices in response to the killing of George Floyd and the ongoing prob... (2020)

BY CHRIS CAINES JUNE 18, 2020 Of the many unexpected developments of the past several months, Juneteenth’s rise to the nation’s consciousness i... (2020)

Given the magnitude of the Elaine Massacre, its absence from standard narratives in American history is striking. But it is important that we remem... (2020)

Today, Explained on Spotify. A forgotten protest movement in a seaside Florida town helped end legal segregation in the United States. Vox’s Ra... (2020)

After nearly a week of protests against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, teachers are looking for lessons they can use to help stude... (2020)