‘Backbone of the American Dream’: How Rosenwald Schools shaped the civil rights movement
Photographer Andrew Feiler documented the last remaining Rosenwald Schools built to educate Black children during segregation ...
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Paris honors the legacy of 20th-century black artists
The 'Black Paris' exhibition features the works of about 150 major artists of African descent, many of whom have never or ...
When lesbians led the women’s suffrage movement
In 1911, lesbians led the nation’s largest feminist organization. They promoted a diverse and inclusive women’s rights ...
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‘Backbone of the American Dream’: How Rosenwald Schools shaped the civil rights movement
The exhibition tells the story of the Rosenwald School program, an ambitious early 20th century initiative led ... Feiler, a fifth-generation Jewish civil rights activist, first learned about ...
The man who started the Troubles: Eamonn McCann’s six decades of civil rights and why at 82 the fire still burns bright
For more than six decades, the name Eamonn McCann has been synonymous with civil rights and street protests. He spoke to Pat ...
Parallels to the 1980s for US Workers
Columbia University's Kim Phillips-Fein on what history tells us about the outlook for workers and labor regulations.
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Bayard Rustin’s legacy of political activism & Black queer excellence continues to inspire the fight for racial justice
Rustin was a master strategist of social change who studied the workings of insurgent movements globally to better understand ...
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The history behind Athens’ Black community landmarks
At the intersection of Hull Street and Washington Street, Hot Corner is the center of the Black community and businesses in ...
‘Red Scare’ author lets past political hysteria teach us about the present
Clay Risen examines Cold War hysteria in an even-handed way, trusting readers to make the connection between McCarthyism and ...
From pulpits to protest, the surprising history of the phrase ‘pride and prejudice’
The phrase appeared on thousands of pages unrelated to Jane Austen before and during her life – and was a favorite phrase of ...
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100 years, 100 moments: How women shaped a century of music
To commemorate Women's History Month, World Cafe is looking back on a century's worth of music history. Every week in March, ...
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$8.5 million awarded to preserve 30 Historically Black Churches across the U.S.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund is awarding $8.5 million in ...