The continuous pursuit of civil rights
BY JENNIFER GAMBLE-THEARD, M.ED., ASALH Historian People of the African Diaspora have…
Black History: Front & Center
His death and its meaning
By Attorney Jacqueline Hubbard, President, ASALH Most of us can remember where we were…
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…
The Emancipation Proclamation
Formerly enslaved, Sally Fickland, views the Emancipation Proclamation in 1947. By…
The great James Baldwin
By Attorney Jacqueline Hubbard, President, ASALH Without a doubt, James Baldwin was one…
Elizabeth Keckley: Her spirit of giving and the Contraband Relief Association
By Attorney Jacqueline Hubbard, President, ASALH People with little can give a lot in…
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 Attorney Jacqueline Hubbard, President, ASALH When the Civil War ended in 1865, the…
Will blackface ever die?
White actor Al Jolson in blackface makeup in the movie “The Jazz Singer” By…
The Atlantic slave trade
In the United States, slaves were subject to sale at any time, to anyone and on such…
The legacy of lynching in America
The lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith in Marion, Ind., 1930 BY JACQUELINE…
The critical role of education in the history of African Americans, part 3
The Black Panthers’ belief in the need for an education beyond what was being taught in…
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 JACQUELINE…
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…