Posts Tagged ‘American history’
Today Marks the Founding of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History
Many who don’t know the Association for the Study of African American Life and History know the Black History Month it inspired.
Read MoreInheriting Home: The Skeletons in Pa’s Closet
With its store of family memories, Arkansas defines home for me. But embracing and claiming it as my own is prickly business. “Home” has closets of skeletons that are anything but comforting: the Lost Cause, Jim Crow, the Ku Klux Klan, lynchings.
Read MoreHistoric Sites and Black Self-Worth
A new partnership will present exhibits that shed light on the often-hidden history of Black Americans.
Read MoreHandwritten Letters Detail Lives Of Freed And Enslaved African Americans
Thanks to an invaluable find, we can peek into the private lives of African Americans over 150 years ago.
Read MoreEllen and William Craft Make a “Crafty” Escape from Slavery
The amazing tale of two courageous slave who dared to escape their situation is one we should all remember.
Read MoreWelcome to Dodgeville!
ABHM’s virtual curator Fran Kaplan snapped a photo of lawn decorations reminicent of the Jim Crow era in front of one Dodgeville home.
Read MoreThis Day in Black History: The Niagara Movement Founded
A trailblazing but short-lived movement of Black activists was the first of its king to form in the 20th century.
Read MoreTea Party Groups In Tennessee Demand Textbooks Overlook U.S. Founder’s Slave-Owning History
Conservative activists in Texas want to rewrite history books and remove and mention of the Founding Fathers owning slaves.
Read MoreHow Did Blacks Travel During Segregation?
The now infamous Green Book was crucial for Black folks to safely travel and find businesses during the Jim Crow Era.
Read MoreBlack DAR Members Celebrate Their Ties to the Nation’s Independence
Jessica Morgan, Afro They are a group of African American women who have been able to trace their lineage to the nation’s founding patriots. They gathered for lunch five days before the nation was to celebrate its independence to discuss their role as Black members of the nation’s premiere heritage organization for women—the Daughters of…
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