Past Voices
The game desegregating college football in the South happened 50 years ago. By Samuel G. Freedman / The Undefeated
The Electoral College’s Racist Origins. By Wilfred Codrington III / The Atlantic
You know about the Underground Railroad. But what about the Reverse Underground Railroad? By Richard Bell / Wash Post
The Enduring Battle to Diversify Historical Reenactment. By Nick Martin / The New Republic
Frederick Douglass’s Vision for a Reborn America. By David W. Blight / The Atlantic
The Legend of A-N-N-A: Revisiting and American Town Where Black People Weren’t Welcome After Dark. By Logan Jaffe / ProPublica
GI Bill opened doors to college for many vets, but politicians created a separate one for blacks. By Joseph Thompson / The Conversation
Hundreds March In Reenactment Of A Historic, But Long Forgotten Slave Rebellion. By Leila Fadel / NPR
The ‘Lost Cause’ That Built Jim Crow. Southern “Redeemers” snuffed out the first black power movement. By Henry Louis Gates / NYT
What W. E. B. Du Bois Conveyed in His Captivating Infographics. By Hua Hsu / The New Yorker
The history of black baseball in D.C. includes Frederick Douglass’ sons, Josh Gibson and the fight for equality. By Rhiannon Walker / The Undefeated
The Massacre That Spawned the Alt-Right. By Shaun Assael / Politico
Sexual Violence Against Enslaved Men. By Kevin C. Quinn / AAIHS
When James Baldwin Squared Off Against William F. Buckley Jr. By Thomas Meaney / NYT
Here are the indigenous people Christopher Columbus and his men could not annihilate. By Gillian Brockell / Wash Post
Bronze Statue Honoring First Black Fighter Pilot Unveiled in Georgia. By Tanasia Kenney / Atlanta Black Star
How Italians Became ‘White.’ Vicious bigotry, reluctant acceptance: an American story. By Brent Staples / NYT
Why is the Army Still Honoring Confederate Generals? By James Risen / The Intercept
