Past Voices
Haiti’s fate is intertwined with the U.S. By Ishan Tharoor / Wash Post
Meet The Medical Pioneer Who Founded America’s First Black-Owned Hospital. By Leah Rosenbaum / Forbes
Why reparations are always about more than money. By Kerry Whigham / The Conversation
Ida B. Wells Monument Unveiled in Chicago. By Zack Linly / The Root
Frederick Douglass’s 4th of July speech still burns with his spirit. By Javonte Anderson / USA Today
On July 4, recognize the Black and Indigenous soldiers who helped win the Revolutionary War. By Bonnie Watson Coleman / Wash Post
A Maryland attic hid a priceless trove of Black history. Historians and activists saved it from auction. By Michael E. Ruane / Wash Post
Case files from 1964 “Mississippi Burning” murders made public. CBS News
Pride means knowing LGBTQ history — including that of Indigenous Two-Spirit people. By Simon Moya-Smith / NBC News
Johnson County, Iowa, Renamed After Black Professor Instead Of Vice President. By James Doubek / NPR
Their ancestors were enslaved workers. Now they’re among the first to get cash reparations. By Faith Karimi / CNN
The Hidden History of Paul Robeson. By Paul Von Blum / The Progressive
Georgetown was once a slave port. Norton wants a memorial for Africans who arrived there in chains. By Meagan Flynn / Wash Post
Born in Slavery: Former Slaves Tell Their Stories in Photos. By Lydia Chebbine / U.S. News
Confederate Imagery On Stone Mountain Is Changing, But Not Fast Enough For Some. By Emil Moffatt / NPR
77 years later, still seeking appropriate honor for a heroic Black medic on D-Day. By Thomas S. James Jr / Wash Post
Confederate General’s Remains Are Being Moved Out Of Memphis. By AP and NPR
Justice Deferred: The Supreme Court’s History of Enforcing Racism. By Frye Gaillard / The Progressive
Postal Work and the Struggle for Black Freedom. By Rebecca Brenner Graham / AAIHS
Racism kept a Black WWII vet from a Purple Heart, he says. At 99, he got the award. By Timothy Bella / Wash Post
A family celebrates Juneteenth in Mexico — where their Black ancestors first found freedom. By Suzanne Gamboa / NBC News
Bulldozed and bisected: Highway construction built a legacy of inequality. By Suzanne Gamboa, Phil McCausland, Josh Lederman and Ben Popken / NBC News
The last known slave ship and the community founded by its survivors. By Anderson Cooper / CBS News
My grandparents were stolen from their families as children. We must learn about this history. By Deb Haaland / Wash Post
Descendants of Robert E. Lee and enslaved people unite for change. By CBS News
Understanding the Horror of Slavery Is Impossible. But a Simple Cotton Sack Can Bring Us Closer. By Rebecca Onion / Slate
How Interracial Marriage Became Legal In The U.S. By NPR
How Rosenwald schools transformed African-American education in the South. By Erica Davies / CBS News
The Unwritten History of Black Performance. By Kelton Ellis / The Nation
Tenement Museum Makes Room for Black History. By Jennifer Schuessler / NYT
