The Igbo Landing refers to the mass suicide of Igbo slaves in 1803 who chose to die than live a life of slavery.
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Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters is founded, May 8, 1926 | Politico
Under Randolph’s direction, the union enrolled 51 percent of railroad porters within a year.
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I’m Not Black, I’m Kanye | The Atlantic
Kanye West wants freedom—white freedom.
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The Last Slave | Vulture
In 1931, Zora Neale Hurston sought to publish the story of Cudjo Lewis, the final slave-ship survivor. Instead it languished in a vault. Until now.
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Happy slaves? The peculiar story of three Virginia school textbooks | Richmond Times-Dispatch
If you were a Virginian between fourth and 11th grades from 1957 to the 1970s, you may well have gotten a dose of this official state history. The books were estimated to reach more than a million students.
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A Humble Trailblazer: Meet Mary Alexander, the First African-American Woman to Appear in Coca-Cola Advertising (2013) | Coca Cola
Ask Mary who she is, and she’ll proudly share her many titles: wife, mother, grandmother, former teacher and high school principal.
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A Lynching Memorial Is Opening. The Country Has Never Seen Anything Like It. | The New York Times
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, opening Thursday in Montgomery, Ala., is dedicated to victims of white supremacy.
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Rosa Parks’ Life After the Bus Was No Easy Ride | History.com
Along with Parks’ many achievements, she also shared the challenges she faced along the way, including the death threats levied at her because of her work.
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On this Texas island, pirates kept the Atlantic slave trade going—even after it was abolished | Timeline
The tragic history of the African slave trade in the Gulf of Mexico has been largely forgotten
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“We were just doing what needed to be done” | Harvard Business School
Four alumni recall the forces and factors that drove them to found the African-American Student Union, a vehicle for change that would have immediate—and lasting—impact.
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