Past Voices
How Our History Became “Divisive.” By Stephen Kearse / Mother Jones
1893: Racial Crisis and White Supremacy. By Philip Jenkins / Patheos
Plans underway to put Robert E. Lee monument back on display. By Patrick Phillips / WCSC
Church that was ‘work space’ for Civil Rights Movement is nearly restored and awaits new designation. By Berndt Petersen / WSB-TV
ICE is radicalizing Americans the way the Fugitive Slave Act did before the Civil War. By Mary Harris / Slate
Sabrina Evans on Mary Church Terrell’s Situational Resistance. By Ashley Everson / AAIHS
‘Report Negativity’ Signs Threaten Black History at National Parks. By Brandon Tensley / Capital B
New documentary honors trailblazing Black actress Juanita Moore’s overlooked legacy. By Jordan Owens / The Grio
How Robert Prevost Became the First American Pope. By Bellinda Luscombe / Time
Dylann Roof killed my mom and cousins. But I still oppose the death penalty. By Sharon Risher / RNS
The Civil War That Never Ended. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
Why Black Folks Should Be Wary of Any Changes to 14th Amendment. By Jermaine Hall / Level
Ida B. Wells: Patriot who redefined American liberty should be remembered on July 4. By Patrick Tuohey / The Kansas City Star
How Harriet Tubman led Civil War spies — and earned her military honors. By Edda L. Fields-Black / Wash Post
Daughter of assassinated civil rights leader sees painful echoes of political violence in America. By AP and The Grio
The ongoing fight to replace racist monuments in the US: ‘requires a lot of perseverance.’ By Briana Ellis-Gibbs / The Guardian
We’re Raising a Generation of Black Kids Who Don’t Understand Blackness. Here’s How it Happened. By Lawrence Ware / The Root
Guess Who Else Sent Troops to Quell Protests in American Streets. By Stacy Schiff / NYT
