Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring Message to America
with Keisha N. Blain
Explore Fannie Lou Hamer’s life and civil rights organizing career.
Food Deserts and the Rise of Fast Food
with Marcia Chatelain
Learn about the movement of fast food into predominantly African American neighborhoods and its connection to the larger issue of food deserts.
The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History
with Jeanne Theoharis
Watch author Jeanne Theoharis discuss Brown v. Board of Education and school desegregation in the North.
The Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad
with Matthew F. Delmont
Learn more about the history of World War II from the perspective of African Americans.
The Life and Death of Roger Romine: A Tuskegee Airman Gone Too Soon
by Lisa Bratton
Read about the life of Robert Romine, member of the Tuskegee Airmen, an elite but segregated branch of the military in World War II.
Constance Baker Motley: A Trailblazer in the Legal Profession
by Gary L. Ford, Jr.
Read about the life and work of Constance Baker Motley, the only woman who argued desegregation cases in courts in the racially segregated South during the Civil Rights Movement from 1946 to 1964.
The Evolution of African American Music
by Portia K. Maultsby
View how African American music evolved over the course of four hundred years through this timeline.
The Origins and Elements of Hip-Hop
with Jeff Chang
Learn more about the genres, composers, and performers who developed the building blocks for what would become hip-hop.
The Evolution of Hip-Hop and Breakdancing
with Jeff Chang
Explore the development of turntables, sampling, and breakdancing as key elements of hip-hop artistry and culture.
The Influence of the 1960s and 1970s on Hip-Hop
with Jeff Chang
Explore the importance of place and community on the development and growth of hip-hop in its earliest days.
“Statement of Policy Regarding Negro Blood Donors”
1942
View an impact of Jim Crow segregation on medical care during World War II.
The Black Arts Movement
by Yasmine Espert
Explore the origins, evolution, and key players and works of the Black Arts Movement.
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