L. Clifford Davis, Who Fought to Desegregate Texas Schools, Dies at 100
As a civil rights lawyer who faced resistance and threats, he challenged school districts that tried to defy the Supreme ...
The Nation5h
Trump’s Presidency Reminds Me of the Segregation and Jim Crow of My Youth
The xenophobic, bigoted, and cruel policies of the Trump administration are bringing back traumatic memories of American ...
United States Army5h
Speaker shares glimpse of Civil War soldier’s life through letters
Ken Spurgeon, assistant professor of history at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, presented the Friends of Frontier Army ...
The Economist9h
Democrats are struggling to respond to Trump
Democrats once dreamed that demographic change would guarantee political dominance; instead it could be a nightmare. After ...
Pittsburgh City Paper12h
A whitewashed Civil War text receives a much-needed revision by artist Kara Walker
Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated) challenges visual documentation that excluded Black subjects from a ...
SC inmate to die by firing squad. Is the 'barbaric' method making a comeback?
A South Carolina inmate is set to die by firing squad Friday, a rare execution method in the United States that experts say more places may turn to.
The US is killing someone by firing squad for the 1st time in 15 years. Here’s a look at the history
South Carolina on Friday is scheduled to put the first person to death by firing squad in the U.S. in 15 years. Brad Sigmon, ...
Southern Poverty Law Center23h
Books on protest movements of the civil rights era for adults and children
Protest movements played a decisive role in shaping the history of our rebellion-born nation. In the 20th century alone, mass ...