Descendants of July Perry attend a 2019 ceremony unveiling a historical marker of his lynching. AP Photo/John Raoux
by Jerald Podair, Lawrence University
Mose Norman, a...
by Anthony Michael Kreis, Georgia State University
A federal appeals court in Arkansas ruled on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, that only the federal government –...
Special counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on an indictment against former U.S. President Donald Trump on Aug. 1, 2023.
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by Joseph Patrick Kelly,...
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts attends the State of the Union address on Feb. 7, 2023.
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by Henry L. Chambers Jr.,...
Black marchers in Selma, Ala., demonstrate for voting rights protections on March 6, 2022.
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by Rodney Coates, Miami University
In a surprising ruling on...
by Joshua Holzer, Westminster College
In the U.S., all elections are administered by the states. But not all states use the same rules.
Georgia uses a...
by Joshua F.J. Inwood, Penn State and Derek H. Alderman, University of Tennessee
Since 2019, legislators and election officials in Florida have revised, passed and...
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – When lawmakers ratified the 15th Amendment in 1870, protecting voting rights for Blacks, opponents of the law lashed out, violently at...
