Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson follow long tradition of Black ministers who support the Black community while advocating for political and social change.
Author: Javonte Anderson, USA TODAY
Are Black militias a new phenomenon? The history of Black armed self-defense
NFAC and the Black Panthers followed in the footsteps of the Deacons for Defense and Justice, who organized in 1964 to protect civil rights workers.
America has had a racial reckoning. So what is the legacy of Christopher Columbus now?
Last year’s racial reckoning highlighted the horrors endured by people of color in the explorer’s path.
Historians: Border Patrol agent’s treatment of Haitian migrants recalls slavery-era whippings
Images of a Border agent twirling his horse reins like a lasso at Black people along the Rio Grande reminded historians of the nation’s painful past.
‘Soul of the Underground Railroad’: David Ruggles, the man who rescued Frederick Douglass
Before Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells, this 19th-century free Black man was an antislavery activist, journalist and owner of the first Black bookstore.
Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom from slavery. But it didn’t mean freedom for all.
Enslaved people in Native American territories waited later for freedom. And Black Codes after the Civil War stalled much of emancipation’s progress.
Remembering the United States Colored Troops who helped win the Civil War
Created by the government after emancipation in 1863, the nearly 200,000 Black soldiers helped the Union win a decisive victory in the Civil War.
‘First martyr of the voting rights movement’: How a Black man’s death in 1965 changed American history
Like George Floyd, Jimmie Lee Jackson’s killing by police inspired a movement. His death led to equal voting rights, but his name has been forgotten.
America has a history of medically abusing Black people. No wonder many are wary of COVID-19 vaccines
It’s not just the Tuskegee syphilis study. Since slavery, America has had a troubling pattern of using Black bodies for medical experimentation.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s words of unity and truth transcend how they are often twisted
Lots of lawmakers quote Martin Luther King Jr., but few do it in context. We look at his most famous quotes and tell you what he really meant.