Before passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, scholars say Black-owned restaurants provided strategic cover for revolutionary activity.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, America’s most influential Black figure in the years between the civil rights crusades of the Rev. Dr ...
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, America’s most influential Black figure in the years between the civil rights crusades of the Rev. Dr ...
“A Change Is Gonna Come” is the title of a recent lecture in Wesleyan College’s Transforming the South lecture series.
A 1961 sit-in at the Jackson Public Library by nine Tougaloo College students challenged segregation in Mississippi.
Redd Foxx, a St. Louis native and pioneering stand-up comedian, rose to fame in the 1970s with his hit television series “Sanford and Son” and his unique comedy style that broke racial ...
More than a century after Piedmont’s first Black family bought their home and were subjected to a racial harassment campaign, the family’s descendants are suing for damages.
Jesse Jackson, the Martin Luther King protégé whose two bids for the U.S. presidency highlighted a lifelong fight for social and economic justice for all Americans, has died at age 84, his family said ...
Charlie’s Place was founded in 1937 by Charlie and Sarah Fitzgerald.
These Black history figures are inspiring. It's about time they get the acknowledgment they deserve. Black History figures ...
With all the talent of Major League Baseball but hardly any of the recognition, Negro League Baseball players refined and ...
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights icon who forged strong ties to Nashville through his longtime advocacy work, has ...
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