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This Black WW2 Medic Was Denied The Medal Of Honor — Now Congress Wants To Change That

Cpl. Waverly Woodson Jr. spent 30 hours treating the wounded at Normandy — all while enduring the pain from his own severe injuries.

By Natasha Ishak Sep 10, 2020

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This Black WW2 Medic Was Denied The Medal Of Honor — Now Congress Wants To Change That

Cpl. Waverly Woodson Jr. spent 30 hours treating the wounded at Normandy — all while enduring the pain from his own severe injuries.

By Natasha Ishak September 10, 2020

Inside The Anti-Civil Rights Movement That Drew Support From Boston To San Francisco To Montgomery

While many Americans are taught that the civil rights movement was localized in the South in the 1950s and '60s, the reality is that the struggle was brutal all over the country.

By Genevieve Carlton Sep 8, 2020

Inside The Anti-Civil Rights Movement That Drew Support From Boston To San Francisco To Montgomery

While many Americans are taught that the civil rights movement was localized in the South in the 1950s and '60s, the reality is that the struggle was brutal all over the country.

By Genevieve Carlton September 8, 2020

19 Side-By-Side Portraits Of Famous People From History And Their Modern Descendants

For 15 years, photographer Drew Gardner has been recreating some of history's most iconic portraits using the subjects' great-grandchildren.

By Marco Margaritoff Sep 5, 2020

19 Side-By-Side Portraits Of Famous People From History And Their Modern Descendants

For 15 years, photographer Drew Gardner has been recreating some of history's most iconic portraits using the subjects' great-grandchildren.

By Marco Margaritoff September 5, 2020

One Of The Last Survivors Of The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Leads Call For Reparations

Nearly 100 years after the tragedy, survivors and descendants of victims have not received any compensation for their suffering.

By Natasha Ishak Sep 2, 2020

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One Of The Last Survivors Of The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Leads Call For Reparations

Nearly 100 years after the tragedy, survivors and descendants of victims have not received any compensation for their suffering.

By Natasha Ishak September 2, 2020

Inside The Turbulent Antebellum Period — And What Really Happened Before The Civil War

Consisting of the decades before the Civil War, the Antebellum Era was a complicated time period in American history largely defined by brutal slavery in the South.

By Natasha Ishak Aug 21, 2020

Inside The Turbulent Antebellum Period — And What Really Happened Before The Civil War

Consisting of the decades before the Civil War, the Antebellum Era was a complicated time period in American history largely defined by brutal slavery in the South.

By Natasha Ishak August 21, 2020

When Samuel L. Jackson Was A Civil Rights Activist Who Once Held Martin Luther King Jr.’s Father Hostage

After staging a two-day lock-in of King and the other trustees of Morehouse College in 1969, Jackson ended up on the FBI's watchlist.

By Marco Margaritoff Aug 19, 2020

When Samuel L. Jackson Was A Civil Rights Activist Who Once Held Martin Luther King Jr.’s Father Hostage

After staging a two-day lock-in of King and the other trustees of Morehouse College in 1969, Jackson ended up on the FBI's watchlist.

By Marco Margaritoff August 19, 2020

The Story Of Mary Church Terrell, The Fearless Black Suffragist You Didn’t Learn About In History Class

One of the first Black women to receive a college degree, Mary Church Terrell advocated for women's suffrage and racial equality long before either cause was popular.

By Natasha Ishak Aug 17, 2020

The Story Of Mary Church Terrell, The Fearless Black Suffragist You Didn’t Learn About In History Class

One of the first Black women to receive a college degree, Mary Church Terrell advocated for women's suffrage and racial equality long before either cause was popular.

By Natasha Ishak August 17, 2020

Inside The Tragic Murder Of Yusuf Hawkins At The Hands Of A White Mob

On August 23, 1989, 16-year-old Yusuf Hawkins was fatally shot after being chased by up to 30 white youths in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn.

By Natasha Ishak Aug 3, 2020

Inside The Tragic Murder Of Yusuf Hawkins At The Hands Of A White Mob

On August 23, 1989, 16-year-old Yusuf Hawkins was fatally shot after being chased by up to 30 white youths in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn.

By Natasha Ishak August 3, 2020

44 Photos From The Anti-Civil Rights Movement That United Most Of White America In The 1960s

As the civil rights movement brought attention to Black Americans' struggle for equality, whites across the country launched a brutal counter-movement.

By Genevieve Carlton Aug 1, 2020

44 Photos From The Anti-Civil Rights Movement That United Most Of White America In The 1960s

As the civil rights movement brought attention to Black Americans' struggle for equality, whites across the country launched a brutal counter-movement.

By Genevieve Carlton August 1, 2020