Past Voices
A look at Tallahassee’s first Black landowners after the Civil War. By Ana Goñi-Lessan / Tallahassee Democrat
Tulsa Massacre Was a ‘Coordinated, Military-Style Attack,’ Federal Report Says. By Audra D. S. Burch / NYT
Charles Person, youngest of the Freedom Riders, dies at 82. By Harrison Smith / Wash Post
Not all insurrections are equal – for enslaved Americans, it was the only option. By Deion Scott Hawkins / The Conversation
History’s Lessons on Anti-Immigrant Extremism. By Michael Luo / The New Yorker
Inside The Quest To Save America’s Oldest Incorporated Black Town Of Brooklyn, Illinois. By Nahlah Abdur-Rahman / Black Enterprise
Biden to create two national monuments in California honoring tribes. By Maxine Joselow / Wash Post
The US Has Deported Immigrants En Masse Before. Here’s What Happened. By Ali Bianco / Politico
Richard Parsons, Serial Fixer of Media and Finance Giants, Dies at 76. By Benjamin Mullin / NYT
Family genealogy: For Black Americans, search offers trials, rewards. By Marc Ramirez / USA Today
Professor’s Research on ‘Sundown Towns’ Teaches About Racism. by Dierre Hartman / Capital B
Historic 16th Street Baptist Church awarded $2.5 million to expand and preserve its legacy. By Ayron Lewallen / WVTM13
Enslaved People’s Graves Discovered at Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage. By Annie Correal / NYT
15 Rare Historical Facts About Native Americans That Deserve Attention. By Martha A. Lavallie / Viral Chatter
5 African-American veterans who fought for Civil Rights after returning home from World War II. By Todd Neikirk / Newsbreak
I’m a scholar of white supremacy who’s visiting all 113 places where Confederate statues were removed in recent years − here’s why Richmond gets it right. By David Cunnigham / The Conversation
Biden designates national monument at former Indian boarding school. By Toluse Olorunnipa and Cleve R. Wootson Jr. / Wash Post
What Reconstruction Still Has to Teach Us. By Brandon Tensley / Capital B
Doris ‘Dorie’ Miller became the first Black American to be awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism at Pearl Harbor. By Todd Neikirk / War History Online
White and Black activists worked strategically in parallel in Detroit 50 years ago, fighting for civil rights. By Say Burgin / The Conversation
Biden, in Africa, decries history of slavery and urges partnership. By Abigail Hauslohner and Katharine Houreld / Wash Post
Their Palm Springs homes were destroyed decades ago. A new settlement attempts to make amends. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
Fred Hampton Assassination Anniversary And Killer Chicago Cops. Editor at Newsone
Why Black Americans Searching for Their Roots Should Look to Angola. By John Eligon / NYT
Robert Dixon, Last Surviving Buffalo Soldier, Dies at 103. By Trip Gabriel / NYT
Tulsa’s First Black Mayor Says He Plans To Address The City’s Ugly History Head-On. By Phillip Jackson / HuffPost
