The Wounded World: W. E. B. Du Bois and the First World War
with Chad Williams
Learn about W.E.B. Du Bois and his thoughts on the participation of Black Americans in the First World War.
Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington: A Little-known Encounter
by Adele Alexander
Learn the critical differences in attitude and approach taken by Douglass and Washington, and their 1892 encounter at the Tuskegee Institute.
“Hidden Practices”: Frederick Douglass on Segregation and Black Achievement, 1887
by Edward L. Ayers
Analyze a letter written by Frederick Douglass describing his feelings on Black progress.
HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience
with Ayesha Rascoe
Learn more about the experience of individuals who attended an HBCU.
The WPA Slave Narratives
by Robert C. Williams
Develop an understanding of the nuances behind recording narratives of formerly enslaved people during the Great Depression.
Maintaining the Freedmen’s Bureau
1866
Read the legislation that extended the life of the Freedmen’s Bureau.
“Harlem Timeline”
by Willie Birch
Explore the history of Harlem through this work of art in the New York City subway system.
“Hear the Lone Whistle Moan” / “copacetic”
by Alison Saar
View two pieces paying homage to the Harlem Renaissance.
“PARADE”
by Derek Fordjour
View an homage to historic parades through Harlem in this mosaic created in the New York City subway system.
“Flying Home: Harlem Heroes and Heroines”
by Faith Ringgold
View a fantastical homage to Harlem history through this work of art in the New York City subway.
The Freedmen’s Bureau and African American Families
by Justene Hill Edwards
Understand the roles the Freedmen’s Bureau played in supporting African American families and communities.
Largest African-American Migrations, by Metropolitan Area, 1975–2000
by Michael Siegel and Rutgers Cartography
Visualize demographic shifts in the African American population since the Great Migration.
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