Author: Duchess Harris JD PhD

After World War I, many African Americans found a welcoming home in Paris while the fight for civil rights continued in the United States. African ...

In the 1950s, NASA relied on human computers. These skilled women did calculations by hand. While astronauts and their accomplishments were well kn...

Motown music emerged in the United States in the 1960s. It launched the careers of many African American musicians. Motown music shaped culture and...

President George Washington and his wife enslaved more than 150 people in the mid-1700s. In 1796, one of their slaves escaped. Her name was Oney Ju...

In 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked into William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana. She became the first black student to at...

In the 1960s, African Americans protested for equal rights in the United States. In the 1970s, Catholics demanded equality in Northern Ireland. Cat...

Anthems, or songs of hope and praise, can help support communities through difficult times. Throughout the 1900s, the song Lift Every Voice and Sin...

Barbara Jordans work as an educator, a lawyer, and a politician helped shape the American civil rights movement. Barbara Jordan: Politician and Civ...

In 1931, nine black teenagers were arrested in Alabama. The young men were accused of crimes they did not commit, including rape. This unjust arres...

Gender and Race in Sports examines the historical successes and struggles of female athletes of color. From pioneers to todays stars, women of colo...

Politics and Protest in Sports covers the history of athletes of color using their position on the national stage to fight racism and injustice. Bo...

In 1954, segregation in public schools was banned. But the road to desegregate American schools was long and difficult. Activist Daisy Bates helped...

During the American Civil War, escaped slaves found refuge near Union forts. They formed communities called contraband camps. The largest of these ...

The March on Washington was the largest protest gathering in the American civil rights movement. Thousands of protesters marched on Washington, DC,...