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How the South Won the Civil War

During Reconstruction, true citizenship finally seemed in reach for black Americans. Then their dreams were … [Read more...] about How the South Won the Civil War

After the Civil War, 4 million former slaves were looking for social equality and economic opportunity. It wasn't clear … [Read more...] about The Supreme Court’s Failure To Protect Blacks’ Rights

"When Eugene Burnett saw the neat tract houses of Levittown, New York, he knew he wanted to buy one. It was 1949, and he … [Read more...] about How the GI Bill’s Promise Was Denied to a Million Black WWII Veterans

What were lynchings? Historians broadly agree that lynchings were a method of social and racial control meant to … [Read more...] about How white Americans used lynchings to terrorize and control black people

Jim Crow etiquette operated in conjunction with Jim Crow laws (black codes). When most people think of Jim Crow they … [Read more...] about JIM CROW: THE LAWS THAT MADE THE SOUTH SEPARATE AND UNEQUAL

I deliberately have chosen not to spend much time exploring the Reconstruction period because Black freedom (?) … [Read more...] about Black Codes

Lincoln is idolized for the Emancipation Proclamation, but he also should be scrutinized for his support of the … [Read more...] about Lincoln the Colonizationist Part 2, with Phil Magness

What was Lincoln’s actual position on slavery and how did he use it to his advantage during the Presidential election of … [Read more...] about Lincoln the Colonizationist Part 1, with Phil Magness

I found these photos several years ago and found them quite disturbing and painful to view. Years later and after much … [Read more...] about Fabrice Monteiro’s Amazing Images of Brown. Fugitive Slaves In Slave Torture Devices