An article about the “Orangeburg Massacre” on 8 February 1968, when police fired on black students in South Carolina protesting a segregated bowling alley... (Read More)
An article about John Willis Menard, who on 3 November 1868 nearly became the nation’s first African American elected to Congress... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the “Godmother of Rock ‘n’ Roll.”.. (Read More)
In this article, Jane Hampton Cook searches old newspapers to learn about Sojourner Truth, including her meeting with Abraham Lincoln in October 1864... (Read More)
An article about the mixed reactions to Hiram Rhodes Revels becoming the first African American member of the U.S. Congress, on 25 February 1870... (Read More)
On 3 February 1870, the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing voting rights to “men of color” citizens... (Read More)
An article about Juneteenth, to celebrate the declaration by Union General Granger on 19 June 1865 in Galveston, Texas, that “all slaves are free.”.. (Read More)
An article about the 99th Pursuit Squadron (the “Tuskegee Airmen”), which was activated on 19 March 1941, the first Black unit of the Army Air Corps... (Read More)
An article about “Bloody Sunday,” when police in Selma, Alabama, attacked a peaceful march of African American demonstrators on 7 March 1965... (Read More)
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