Past Voices
Wilmington 1898: How a white supremacist coup erased Black political power in NC. By EJI / USA Today
In Search of the Simpsonville Massacre. By Alexander Nazaryan / NYT
A ‘Woke’ Military Won World War II. By Ed Gitre / Time
The Wish to Be Seen. By Laylah Amatullah Barrayn / NYT
Ken Burns says ‘American Revolution’ doc could help US ‘with the divisions of today.’ By Judy Kurtz / The Hill
Rosa Parks and Helen Keller statues will be unveiled at the Alabama Capitol. By AP and NBC News
The Million Man March 30 Years Later: A Reflection on the Accountability of Atonement. By Edmond W. Davis / Eurweb
Mumia Abu-Jamal Speaks With the Clear Voice of a Free Man. By Dave Zirin / The Nation
The Lincoln Way. How he used America’s past to rescue its future. By Jake Lundberg / The Atlantic
Donald Trump’s new “American Midnight” is upon us. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
These Iconic Landmarks Were Built By Black Americans. By Mahalia Otshudy / The Root
History shows war against immigrants will backfire on all Americans. By Eduardo Porter / The Guardian
Trump ‘OK’ with DC statue honoring Civil War leader who fought for slavery: ‘Lot of people in this room’ agree. By Andrew Feinberg / Independent
Our HBCU We Never Knew and the arts center, artists, and scholars working to keep its memory alive. WPLN
Civil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson on How America’s Story Should Be Told. By Kurt Streeter / NYT
‘The Birthplace Of African American History’ Is A Fascinating Florida Landmark Hidden In A Stunning State Park. By Hannah Saab / Islands
The Forgotten Fight: 10 Black Suffragists Who Battled For The Vote Beyond The 19th Amendment. By Black Enterprise Editors
Beyond Tulsa: Uncovering America’s Forgotten Black Wall Streets And Their Legacies Today. By Jazmin Goodwin / Yahoo news
Remembering Dr. Quintard Taylor, a Historian Who Made Black History Accessible. By Lola E. Peters / Emerald
A Bold Design for a New South. By Martin Luther King Jr. / The Nation
Lt. Col. George E. Hardy, Tuskegee Airman, dies at 100. By Chandelis Duster / NPR
Assata Shakur, a fugitive American activist, dies in Cuba. By AP and NPR
A year before the Little Rock Nine, Bobby Cain helped integrate Southern schools. By Emmanuel Felton / Wash Post
How Black Ancestors Overcame Adversity, Racism, Discrimination. By Phenix S. Halley / The Root
Activists vow to protect display on George Washington’s tie to slavery. By Phaedra Trethan / USA Today
The Little Rock Nine Made History On This Day 68 Years Ago. By Ahsan Washington / Black Enterprise
Members of Md. Black Caucus vow action to restore neglected graveyard. By Katie Mettler and Michael Brice-Saddler / Wash Post
National parks axe signs about climate, slavery and Japanese internment. By Jake Spring / Wash Post
So You Want a Civil War? Let’s Pause to Remember What One Looks Like. By David Blight / TNR
Trump Admin Orders Removal Of Notable Photo Of Formerly Enslaved Man From National Park. By Ben Glanchet / HuffPost
