The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, held on August 28, 1963, was one of the most important events of the American Civil Rights...
By: Nicole Washington Nat Turner’s Revolt, also known as the Southampton Insurrection, was one of the most significant uprisings against slavery in American history. It...
By: Fred Smith Major General Gordon Granger is best remembered for his pivotal role in American history as the Union officer who announced the end...
By: Fred Smith In the aftermath of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, the thriving Greenwood District in Tulsa was left in ruins. Once regarded as...
By: Fred Smith Freedom Summer, also known as the Mississippi Summer Project, began in June 1964 as one of the most significant civil rights campaigns...
By: Smithsonian At the dawn of the Automobile Age in the early 20th century, hundreds of small auto companies sprouted up across America as entrepreneurs...
By: Marie Herndon Imagine growing-up and living in a community with no ambulance, no urgent medical care facility, no “911 service”, one hospital, and one...
By: Fred Smith Austin marked a significant moment in its ongoing reckoning with history through a park renaming and the unveiling of a new historical...
By: Fred Smith Marie Van Brittan Brown was an African American inventor best known for creating one of the earliest home security systems in the...
[Photo credit: Moses Robinson/WireImage] It is with heavy hearts that we extend our deepest condolences on the passing of Dexter King, the son of the...
