The North Star: A symbol of inspiration and hope
BY JENNIFER GAMBLE THEARD, M.Ed., ASALH Historian The North Star is the anchor of the…
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The Emancipation Proclamation
Caption: Former slave, Sally Fickland, views the Emancipation Proclamation in 1947. BY…
The great James Baldwin
BY JACQUELINE HUBBARD, ESQ., President, ASALH Without a doubt, James Baldwin was one of…
Frederick Douglass and the hypocrisy of American slavery
BY Jacqueline Hubbard, Esq., ASALH President There is one African American who survived…
Exploring the connections between Thanksgiving and black people during the Civil War
Slaves prepared their escapes on Thanksgiving Day. BY JENNIFER GAMBLE-THEARD,…
The compromise that ended Reconstruction
BY JACQUELINE HUBBARD, ESQ., ASALH President When the Civil War ended in 1865, the Union…
The Atlantic slave trade
In the United States, slaves were subject to sale at any time, to anyone and on such…
The critical role of education in the history of African Americans, Part 2
Students and teachers at the Noble Hill School in Cassville, Ga., in 1925. BY JENNIFER…
The critical role of education in the history of African Americans, Part l
As a young enslaved boy in Baltimore, Frederick Douglass bartered pieces of bread for…
The Fort Pillow Massacre of black Union troops in 1864
Fort Pillow Massacre as depicted by “Harper’s Weekly,” April 1864. BY…
From Reconstruction Amendments to the present day pursuit of democracy
In 1944, the Detroit chapter of the NAACP held a mock-funeral for Jim Crow BY…
The history and importance of historically black colleges and universities
Spelman College (1881) BY JACQUELINE HUBBARD, ASALH, President The overwhelming majority…
Justice Thurgood Marshall: A lion of the law
BY ATTY. JACQUELINE HUBBARD, ASALH President Thoroughgood Marshall was born in Baltimore…
Plessy v. Ferguson: The beginning of Jim Crow
By Jacqueline Hubbard After Reconstruction, the United States Supreme Court on May 18,…
President Ulysses S. Grant: A friend of Reconstruction
The first black senator and representatives in the 41st and 42ndCongress of the United…
Silenced voices: From lynchings of the past to mass incarcerations of toda
The lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, 1930 By Jennifer Gamble-Theard To…
Voting restrictions upheld by Supreme Court
BY Attorney Jacqueline Hubbard, ASALH President The American Civil Liberties Union…
Who needs history?
BY JENNIFER GAMBLE-THEARD, ASALH Historian Why is history important? Some may feel that…