An African-American burial ground recently unearthed in Texas reveals details about an ugly chapter in the history of the American South.
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The Massacre of Black Sharecroppers That Led the Supreme Court to Curb the Racial Disparities of the Justice System | Smithsonian.com
White Arkansans, fearful of what would happen if African-Americans organized, took violent action, but it was the victims who ended up standing trial
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Pharrell Williams Joins Spotify’s ‘Black History Is Happening Now’ Campaign | Muse by Clio
Plus, a new initiative to support up-and-coming black female creators
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An Education: Today Marks 150th Anniversary of 14th Amendment | Colorlines
As President Donald Trump prepares to announce his Supreme Court nominee, here’s why the amendment’s promise of “equal protection of the laws” still matters.
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Charleston’s African American Museum gets new curator from Chicago History Museum | The Post & Courier
“Filling the spaces in a museum starts with stories, even before the artifacts and objects…”
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A Newly Excavated Settlement Highlights Florida’s History as a Haven for Escaped Slaves | Sarasota Magazine
Called one of the most significant historical sites in Florida and perhaps the U.S. by Florida historian Canter Brown Jr., Angola is a story of struggle, tragedy and, ultimately, survival in the quest for freedom.
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Indigenous Hospital, Home of Formerly Enslaved Man Added to List of Endangered Sites | Colorlines
The National Trust for Historic Preservation features sites of historic and cultural importance to Black, Indigenous, Latinx and Carribean communities on its 2018 list of the “11 Most Endangered Historic Places.”
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How Ceiling Fans Helped Slaves Eavesdrop on Plantation Owners | Atlas Obscura
The punkahs of the Antebellum era served many purposes.
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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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The Case for Reparations | The Atlantic (2014)
Two hundred fifty years of slavery. Ninety years of Jim Crow. Sixty years of separate but equal. Thirty-five years of racist housing policy. Until we reckon with our compounding moral debts, America will never be whole.
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