The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
with Jeanne Theoharis
Learn how examining Rosa Parks’s life challenges perceptions of her as an accidental actor in the civil rights movement.
Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring Message to America
with Keisha N. Blain
Explore Fannie Lou Hamer’s life and civil rights organizing career.
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.
Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics
with Anastasia C. Curwood
Learn more about Chisholm’s life and career.
The Life of Malcolm X
with Tamara Payne
Examine previously unknown aspects of Malcolm X’s life.
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.
“A Vote-less People Is a Hopeless People”: Lessons from Selma
by Robert A. Pratt
Learn about the history and legacy of the voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
The Civil Rights Movement
by Taylor Branch
Read an essay taking a bird's-eye view of the Civil Rights Movement.
The Civil Rights Movement: Major Events and Legacies
by James T. Patterson
Read an overview of the landmark moments of the Civil Rights Movement in the twentieth century.
A Place in History: Historical Perspective on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
by James Oliver Horton
Read about the historical context for the formation of the modern civil rights movement and leadership.
Different Perspectives on the Civil Rights Movement
by Anthony J. Badger
Read about the different ways historians have challenged the dominant narrative of the Civil Rights movement since the 1960s.
Black Women in Entrepreneurship
by Andrea Smith-Hunter
Learn about the challenges and opportunities Black women entrepreneurs face, from financial barriers to networking, mentorship, and growth.
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