Posts Tagged ‘American history’
Frustrations, fear of erasing history voiced after artifacts returned from African American history museum
Donors and those visitors who hoped to experience true Black history experienced frustration over changes enforced by the federal government.
Read MoreMonday is Confederate Memorial Day. Why does MS still celebrate it and what does it mean?
Mississippi is among four states that recognize April 26th as a paid holiday in remembrance of Confederate casualties.
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Caesar Sheffield Share Special Exhibits The Freedom-Lovers’ Roll Call Wall Stories Behind the Postcards: Paintings and Collages of Jennifer Scott Risking Everything: The Fight for Black Voting Rights Portraiture of Resistance Memorial to the Victims of Lynching Freedom-Lovers’ Pledge Echoes of Equality: Art Inspired by Memphis and Maya Explore Our Galleries African Peoples Before Captivity…
Read MoreThis Date In History: The Colfax Massacre Occurs
The murderous White League was formed because white southerners were afraid that Black voters wouldn’t support their party.
Read MoreA federal website watered down the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman’s descendant wants to know why.
Relatives of the heroic woman who helped people escape their enslavers want to know why the government won’t tell the true story.
Read MoreTrump’s National Park Service Brings Its Revisionist History to the Underground Railroad
The latest victim of Trump’s war on DEI is a National Park Service website that once educated visitors about the Underground Railroad.
Read MoreThe soldiers of color who freed concentration camps 80 years ago
While government websites are removing content related to DEI, including that about Black service members, others are preserving history.
Read MoreOne of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen remembers struggle for recognition amid Trump’s DEI purge
Col. James H. Harvey III has experienced more than a century of racism, and ignoring his service as a Tuskegee Airman continues that.
Read MoreTracing Early African American Legacies in Minnesota
Genealogist Mica L. Anders presents Local History Talk: Tracing Early African American Legacies in Minnesota at the Winona County Historical Society. Learn about black local history from the Minnesota Territory years to the 1880s after the region became a state. This presentation brings to life the stories of communities and individuals who contributed to the Minnesota’s…
Read MoreThis Date in History: The American Negro Academy Begins
Rev. Alexander Crummell spearheaded the academy to encourage intellectual pursuits while fighting against assaults.
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