"Since Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 Americans have viewed school integration as a central tenet of the black civil rights movement. Yet, school integration was not the only-or even always the ...

Introduction : "Hidden Names and Complex Fates : Black Students Who Integrated the University of Iowa" / Lena Hill -- Testimonial #1: Iowa Was One More Step Toward My Future / Lois Eichaker -- ...

Black History Month is an annual observance in the United States centered on celebrating African Americans' history, heritage, cultural influence and social contributions. It's also a time to remember ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how we can advance opportunity in education. Apr 25, 2025, 11:19am EDT Apr 28, 2025, 02:19pm EDT In 1964, following ...

Historian Jeff Kannel shares stories of Wisconsin African American Civil War soldiers. Historian Jeff Kannel shares stories of Wisconsin African American soldiers during and after the Civil War, and ...

President Abraham Lincoln signed the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation 162 years ago this week. To celebrate, dozens of people gathered for the unveiling of a new presidential statue outside the ...

The Rev. C.T. Vivian was a renowned civil rights leader who worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr. The Voting Rights Act is considered one of the most comprehensive pieces of civil rights legislation ...

Black History Month is a time to honor the contributions and culture of Black Americans. Many museums and historic sites in Mississippi are dedicated to the Civil Rights Movement. The Mississippi ...

A longtime African American–owned bookstore in Atlanta is preparing to close its doors after more than three decades serving ...

WASHINGTON ‒ Adam Sanchez remembers tears streaming down a student’s face as his high school class left the lower level of the National Museum of African American History and Culture a few years ago. ...