African Americans in the Seminole Nation
by Rachel Sarah O’Toole
Explore how maroons and self-emancipated people joined the Seminole community.
The National Urban League and the Great Migration
with Marc H. Morial
Learn more about the impact of the National Urban League over its more than 100-year history.
Free Black Neighborhoods Post-Emancipation
with Carla L. Peterson
Take a closer look at how free Black communities evolved after the Emancipation Proclamation and the Reconstruction Amendments.
Black Women’s Activism in Free Black Communities
with Carla L. Peterson
Learn how Black women such as Maria W. Stewart and Sojourner Truth organized for their communities.
Free Black Organizations and Institutions
with Carla L. Peterson
Learn how free Black people established mutual aid societies and other institutions.
The Black Campus Movement and African American Studies
with Clarence Taylor
Explore how the field of African American Studies evolved and the first university departments in the field were formed.
The Evolution of the Underground Railroad
with Christopher Bonner
Learn more about how the Underground Railroad operated and how the term for this means of escape from bondage emerged.
Responses to and Impact of Housing Discrimination
with Richard Rothstein
Learn more about how African Americans fought against housing discrimination.
Nonviolent Resistance and the Civil Rights Movement
by Robert Greene II
Learn more about nonviolent tactics and campaigns during the Civil Rights Movement.
The Power of Nonviolent Resistance in the Civil Rights Movement
by Hasan Kwame Jeffries
Learn more about the impact and successes of nonviolent organizing during the Civil Rights Movement.
Methods of the Major Civil Rights Organizations
by Hasan Kwame Jeffries
Take a quick look at the differing practices of the “Big Four” civil rights organizations.
The Story of a Freed Mother and Daughter
by Brenda E. Stevenson
Examine one family’s story in the context of Reconstruction.
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