Reconstruction: The second Civil War
Portrait of the first Black senator, H. M. Revels of Mississippi (far left) and Black…
W.E.B. DuBois
W.E.B. DuBois, “Returning Soldiers,” editorial from The Crisis May 1919
Source: Black Past In a July 1918 editorial in The Crisis, W.E.B. DuBois urged African…
Forty acres and a mule: The idea of reparations for slavery is not new
Baptist minister Ulysses L. Houston, one of the pastors who met with Sherman, led 1,000…
Black Wall Street: A legacy of success, part 2
The Greenwood District in Tulsa, Okla., grew into the most famous and prosperous black…
WEB Du Bois: Retracing his attempt to challenge racism with data
By Mona Chalabi, The Guardian The civil rights pioneer and scholar is most famous…
A unique St. Pete talent
Ladee Hubbard’s book title “The Talented Tenth” was taken from W.E.B.…