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In October 1909, over 100 people marched on an African American house in Minneapolis to prevent the family from moving into the neighborhood.
A thousand people can be killed at a time due to hatred, prompting a search for unity in a divided society.
A mass grave linked to the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has been discovered, revealing the ongoing impact of racial violence in the United States.
June 19th marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas finally learned of their freedom, a moment now celebrated as Juneteenth.
Some 700 Confederate monuments remain throughout the United States, sparking debate over their cultural significance and historical legacy.
Four infamous murder cases from the Civil Rights Era are reopened, leading to prosecutions of individuals who evaded justice for decades.
Almost 10,000 official documents from the FBI and National Archives detail the 1946 murders of four African-Americans near Moore’s Ford Bridge in Georgia.
Janis Joplin died of a heroin overdose in room 105 of the Highland Gardens Hotel on October 4, 1970, at the age of 27.
On February 12, 1946, Sgt. Isaac Woodard was beaten and blinded by police in Batesburg, South Carolina, after confronting a bus driver.
During his first two years in office, William McKinley appointed nearly as many African Americans to federal positions as all previous presidents combined.
Three speeches from Union veterans in 1913 mark the end of a 50-year struggle for civil rights alongside African American comrades.
Madame C.J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove in 1867, became the first African American female millionaire through her hair and cosmetic business.
Gordon Parks created powerful images that connected the portrayal of Black Americans to their treatment in society, influencing generations of artists.
In the 1960s, Coretta Scott King and Ralph Abernathy celebrated Juneteenth on the National Mall, linking the fight against slavery to poverty.
Fifty years ago, a march across a bridge in Selma became a key moment in the fight for civil rights and voting equality in America.
Dozens of enslaved African Americans are believed to be buried in unmarked graves at Pen Park, a former tobacco plantation in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Thousands of racist artifacts collected by David Pilgrim are housed in the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia at Ferris State University in Michigan.
Washington, D.C., had more listings in the Green Book than any other city, providing essential resources for African Americans traveling during Jim Crow.
