Past Voices
The overlooked heroes of the civil rights movement. Remembering Howard Thurman and other forgotten activists. David B. Gowler / Wash Post
Lorraine Hansberry, American radical: She pushed RFK to make “a moral commitment” on civil rights. Imani Perry / Salon
What Gordon Parks Witnessed: The injustices of Jim Crow and the evolution of a great American photographer – David Rowell / Wash Post
Mississippi’s first black senator was greeted with applause. But it wouldn’t last – Steve Hendrix / Wash Post
Olivia Hooker, one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dies at 103 -DeNeen L. Brown / Wash Post
How to Remember Reconstruction – Gregory P. Downs and kate Masur / NYT
From slavery to possible sainthood: The story of America’s first black priest -DeNeen L. Brown / NYT
How a Difficult, Racist, Stubborn President Was Removed From Power – If Not From Office – David Priess / Politico
These Black Soldiers Fought for America. It Didn’t Protect Them From Jim Crow – Linda Hervieux / The Daily Beast
Decades before Stacey Abrams, these black women risked their lives to register black voters – Deneen L. Brown / Wash Post
The Civil War massacre that left nearly 200 black soldiers ‘murdered’ – DeNeen L. Brown / Wash Post
The Double Battle: Frederick Douglass’s moral crusade – Eric Foner / The Nation
Historian Explains Sears’ Surprisingly Radical Role in Dismantling Jim Crow Laws – Alex Henderson / AlterNet
The Origins of Prison Slavery – Shane Bauer / Slate
‘Coming of Age in Mississippi’ still speaks to nation’s racial discord, 50 years later – Leigh Ann Wheeler / The Conversation
Today’s Voter Suppression Tactics Have A 150 Year History – Gregory Downs / Talkingpointsmemo
The Va. fort that launched self-emancipating black heroes deserves better – Steven T. Corneliussen / Wash Post
We Need More Enemies of the People – David Margolick / NYT
Eyewitness to the Desolation of ‘Black Wall Street’ – Charles M. Blow / Wash Post
‘A shameful affair’: The last man lynched in Montgomery County, Md. – Eugene L. Meyer / Wash Post
Overlooked No More: Sissieretta Jones, a Soprano Who Shattered Racial Barriers – Michael Cooper / NYT
Before civil rights activist Medgar Evers was killed for his work there was Elbert Williams. His case is being reopened – Emanuella Grinberg / CNN
The National Council of Negro Women and the Black Freedom Struggle – Dan Berger / Black Perspectives
Honors, at Last, for Ida B. Wells, ‘a Sword Among Lions’ – The Editorial Board / NYT
From Duke Ellington to Public Enemy: Images of Hip-Hop and Its Cultural Roots – David Gonzalez / NYT
What happened the last time a President chose America’s enemies over its friends
