On Monday, the Smithsonian Institute disputed claims that artifacts had been “quietly” removed from its African American Museum of History…
Tag: Black History
With its executive order targeting the Smithsonian, the Trump administration opens up a new front in the history wars
By Jennifer Tucker, Wesleyan University I teach history in Connecticut, but I grew up in Oklahoma and Kansas, where my…
Land reparations are possible − and over 225 US communities are already working to make amends for slavery and colonization
By Sara Safransky, Vanderbilt University; Elsa Noterman, Queen Mary University of London, and Madeleine Lewis, Vanderbilt University Ever since the…
The story of the Great Migration often overlooks Black businesses that built Detroit
By Kendra D. Boyd, Rutgers University Black businesses were essential to facilitating the Great Migration of African Americans out of…
National Park Service withdraws plantation land in Louisiana from historic landmark consideration
WALLACE, LA — The National Park Service (NPS) is charged with protecting the country’s historical landmarks, but the agency’s sudden…
Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
By Kate McMahon, Smithsonian Institution On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner…
President Biden pardons Black nationalist Marcus Garvey
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned influential Pan-Africanist and Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who was wrongfully convicted of…
Not all insurrections are equal – for enslaved Americans, it was the only option
By Deion Scott Hawkins, Emerson CollegeFor most Americans, Jan. 6 was once an ordinary, ho-hum day. That changed in 2021…
Civil rights activist James Meredith honored with historical marker in Mississippi
KOSCIUSKO, Miss. — A historical marker was unveiled in Mississippi town that was home to 91-year-old civil rights leader James…
Gift-giving was practiced by early humans in Africa – how it spread and evolved
By Alan Fowler, University of the Witwatersrand For many countries around the world, December is an intense, commercialised period of…
