Past Voices
A Family Secret No More. By Susan Saulny / NYT
Courtney B. Vance on W.E.B. Du Bois’ Unfinished Fight: ‘We Got to Do Our Own Thing.’ By Ny MaGee / Eurweb
America at 250: A declaration of ideals reset the world – and still resonates today. By Scott Baldauf, Colette Davidson and Whitney Eulich / CSM
Charleston’s Gullah Geechee Community Demand 7,000 Acres in Reparations. By Aallyah Wright / Capital B
How the Slaveholding Founders Really Felt About Slavery. By Timothy Sandefuir / Reason
‘Disgrace’: Horror as red state’s new history course calls slavery a ‘necessary evil.’ By Bennitol L. Kelty / Raw Story
Md. Gov. Wes Moore unveils marker honoring Black boys buried at Maryland reform school. By Bolarinwa Oladeji / The Grio
Trump’s dog whistles and prosecutions echo Nixon’s racist strategy. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
How Harriet Tubman and Philadelphia abolitionists coordinated dangerous journeys to freedom. By Nilgun Anadolu-Okur and Jeremy Mennis / The Conversation
Celebrating the 500th Anniversary of the First Successful Slave Revolt in America. By William Spivey / Levelman
Defending the truth: The fight for Black history in 2026. By Bria Nelson / The Hill
Mississippi will celebrate Confederate Memorial Day soon. When, why. By Bonnie Bolden / Clarion Ledger
Selma Still Matters. By Keith Ellison and Yusef D. Jackson / The Nation
The Black Women Changing the DAR. By Andrew Lawler / The Atlantic
A Short History of American Politicians Threatening to Wipe Out Civilizations. By William Spivey / Level Man
John Brown: The White Man Who Black People Have Loved Throughout history. By Mahalia Otshudy / The Root
New Klan Discovery Exposes Old Ties with Police. By Allison Wiltz / Level Man
UN votes to recognize enslavement of Africans as ‘gravest crime against humanity.’ By Wedaeli Chibelushi and Thomas Naadi / BBC
Gomillion v. Lightfoot Reverberates in the Fight for Justice Today. By Lisa Bratton and Jonathan D. Becker / The Eduledger
How a Black Woman’s fight for respect changed courtrooms across America. By Haniyah P. / The Grio
100 Years After Black Family Is Run Out of White California Town, Their Descendants Claim What’s Rightfully Theirs. By Phenix S. Halley / The Root
Americans divided on nation’s history as 250th anniversary nears. By Judy Woodruff / PBS
How Black Women Continue to Shape American Democracy. By Irene Monroe / The Progressive Magazine
What James Madison can teach Americans about religious freedom today. By Covey D. B. Walker / The Conversation
The Fugitive Slave Who Wrote to the President. By Regina E. Mason / The Atlantic
Selma Was Not Just History, It Was a Warning. By Tre’ Murphy / The Root
