The Continuum of Athletic Activism
with Len Elmore
Learn about how Elmore’s time in the ABA and NBA coincided with a larger history of athletes responding to political issues.
The Great Dismal Swamp
with Marcus P. Nevius
Learn why this region of Virginia and North Carolina became fertile ground for maroon communities.
Hockey Clubs in Black Communities
with George and Darril Fosty
Learn more about hockey as a place of Black community organization.
The Black Diaspora and African American Studies
with Jo Von McCalester
Learn how Carter Woodson, W. E. B. Du Bois, and others developed the foundations of African American Studies.
Athletes in Protest
with Kevin Blackistone
Learn about the long path to protests led by Colin Kaepernick and their aftermath.
Using Sports to Contest Discrimination
with Kevin Blackistone
Learn about the long history of Black athletes using sports as a platform to advocate for racial equality.
African American Scientists
with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Learn more about some of the most notable African American scientists and their discoveries, from Benjamin Banneker to Neil deGrasse Tyson.
“Preamble and Articles of Association of Free African Society”
1787
Explore the founding document of Philadelphia's Free African Society, only the second Black mutual aid society in the country.
Benjamin Banneker on Solar Eclipses
1789
Read Banneker’s letter analyzing the science of eclipses.
Benjamin Banneker’s Study of the Cicada
1800
Read Banneker’s derivation of the seventeen-year cycle of the cicada, one of the first scientists to make this observation.
Preamble to “A Sermon on the Capture of Lord Cornwallis”
1782
Read the dedication that introduces this sermon, the first recorded use of the term “African American.”
Last Will and Testament of Prince Demah
1778
Read this final record from Demah’s life and career.
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