How Madam C.J. Walker Became a Self‑Made MillionaireDespite Jim Crow oppression, Walker founded her own haircare company that helped thousands of African American women gain financial independence.Read more
How Southern Landowners Tried to Restrict the Great MigrationOrdinances restricting train travel, intimidation and other Jim Crow tactics were enacted to hinder Black people from fleeing racial and economic oppression.Read more
Why Mixed‑Race Children in Post‑WWII Germany Were Deemed a ‘Social Problem’As racism impacted both sides of the Atlantic, ‘Brown Babies’, the children born to Black GIs and white European women, faced an uncertain future.Read more
9 Entrepreneurs Who Helped Build Tulsa’s ‘Black Wall Street’Before the Tulsa Race Massacre, the city’s African American district thrived as a community of business leaders and visionaries.Read more
How Barbara Jordan’s 1974 Speech Marked a Turning Point in the Watergate ScandalRepresentative Jordan’s primetime remarks on the Constitution riveted the nation and underscored the grave role of serving as a check on the executive branch.Read more
How the Tulsa Race Massacre Was Covered UpA search for mass graves of the victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre highlights an event that some had tried to erase from history.Read more
The Children’s Crusade: When the Youth of Birmingham Marched for JusticeFacing a dwindling movement in Alabama, civil rights leaders recruited Black students to revive the march to end segregation.Read more
Black Americans Who Served in WWII Faced Segregation Abroad and at HomeSome 1.2 million Black men served in the U.S. military during the war, but they were often treated as second‑class citizens.Read more
Why Buffalo Soldiers Served Among the Nation’s First Park RangersAfter fighting in the Civil War and later military engagements, the famous all‑black regiments protected the National Parks.Read more
How the Police Shooting of a Black Soldier Triggered the 1943 Harlem RiotsWhen a rumor catapulted into an explosion of frustration and rage, a fabled black neighborhood in Manhattan turned into a battleground.Read more
Why Eisenhower Sent the 101st Airborne to Little Rock After Brown v. BoardWhen the governor of Arkansas failed to integrate Central High School, President Eisenhower called in federal troops to protect the Little Rock Nine.Read more
The Black Businessman Who Built an Empire Despite Jim Crow OppressionUsing white colleagues as front men, Bernard Garrett bought real estate, made millions and uplifted fellow blacks in pursuit of the American dream.Read more
