Robert Kennedy’s Profound Visit to the University of Mississippi, 1966

REEL SOUTH, now in its eighth season on PBS, "reveals the South's proud yet complicated heritage, as told by a diversity of voices and perspectives, through the curation and distribution of feature-length and short documentaries." More. One episode focuses on Robert Kennedy's defiance of a speaker ban law to visit and speak to the University …

How New Museums Curate Complex Stories in Black History

New African American Museums in Mississsippi, Alabama, South Carolina and Washington, DC are changing the way Black history is being told in America. USA Today has an in-depth piece. "In Mississippi, there is the Civil Rights Museum in Jackson and the B.B. King Museum in the Blues legend's native Indianola. In Alabama, the National Memorial for Peace and Justice tells the …

Malcolm X Is (Finally) Embraced As A Nebraska Native, With A Bust in the State Capitol

Malcolm X (1925-1965) is the first Black person in the Nebraska Hall of Fame. In May 2024, he'll have a bust inside the Nebraska State Capitol, along with 26 other Nebraskans. Nebraska Public Media reported on Malcolm's early life in Omaha and later visits. He was born with the name Malcolm Little in 1925.  His …

Black History and Cultural Literacy: So Much We Still Don’t Know

Today is the last day of Black History Month, but of course, it’s impossible to consume all we need to know for cultural literacy in one month. I’ve created a 25-post mini-course on Google Classroom for paying subscribers, just $5 a month. If you want access, click here to subscribe. We can glimpse what the …

Ida B. Wells and the Long Crusade to Outlaw Lynching

Retro Report: Ida B. Wells, a journalist, civil rights activist, and suffragist, dedicated her life to documenting injustices against Black Americans and calling for change. Lesson plan for educators: https://retroreport.org/has-lesson-pl... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgb01eh4N9c Retro Report is an independent, nonprofit news organization that explores the history behind the headlines. Learn more at http://www.retroreport.org. Fearless Black Journalist Ida B. …

African American Studies: Foundations and Key Concepts

"This non-exhaustive list of readings in African American Studies highlights the vibrant history of the discipline and introduces the field." By: Omari Weekes, 2019. https://daily.jstor.org/african-american-studies-foundations-and-key-concepts/

Teach Black History and Celebrate Black Progress

Millie A. Smith, letter to The Wall Street Journal: "I would love for us black Americans to stop talking about white Americans (good or bad) and focus on the post-1965 progress made in the black community. This progress, in the face of injustice and inequality, is such a sweet story of perseverance that a lot …

The Jim Crow Era: A Stain On America’s Past

Wondrium: "An African American named Homer Plessy predated Rosa Parks' famous refusal to comply with racist transportation laws by more than 60 years. The Supreme Court upheld his conviction for sitting in a whites-only train car in Plessy v. Ferguson, leading to the Jim Crow era. Discover hard history and how "separate but equal" was …

Despite Backlash, This AP African American Studies Class Perseveres

Stay Tuned, an NBC News Brand: "Over a dozen states in recent years have implemented restrictions limiting how teachers discuss racism. We visit an AP African American studies class in Virginia that garnered significant backlash and almost didn’t happen. The teacher of the class says, “It’s just history,” but for a class in the political …

He Advised GOP To Adopt A Southern Strategy and Appeal to ‘Negrophobe Whites’

Kevin Phillips, the political analyst who advised Republicans in the late 1960s through the 1980s to adopt a Southern Strategy aimed at white segregationists, has died at age 82. In his 1969 book, "The Emerging Republican Majority," he predicted a realignment driven by ethnic and racial divisions. Republicans should forget about winning Negro votes, he …