Workers on a trolley at 5 p.m. in Baltimore, April 1943. Marjory Collins/Library of Congress, CC BY-ND
by Nicholas Dagen Bloom, Hunter College
Since the 1940s,...
Vice President Kamala Harris laughs with supporters after speaking in Jacksonville, Fla., about the implementation of Florida’s abortion ban, May 1, 2024. AP Photo/John...
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by Fethi Mansouri, Deakin University
President Joe Biden’s recent decision to step down from the 2024 presidential elections in the United States and support...
Oak Park, Montgomery’s first park, was white-only until the mid-1960s. Binita Mahato, CC BY-ND
by Binita Mahato, Auburn University
Montgomery, Alabama, touts itself as the birthplace...
Lincoln’s words and legacy are often invoked by U.S. politicians in times of crisis. Marc Dozier/The Image Bank via Getty Images
by Donald Nieman, Binghamton...
A colorized engraving depicts enslavers selling enslaved people in the 19th-century South. Corbis via Getty Images
by Trevon Logan, The Ohio State University
As the United States...
(TriceEdneyWire.com)—“Professional baseball would never allow an umpire to continue to officiate the World Series after learning that the pennant of one of the two...
When the last Monday of May comes around, Americans fire up the grill, welcome the upcoming summer season, and most importantly, honor U.S. soldiers...
Educator Mary McLeod Bethune regularly wrote of her travels abroad. Robert Abbott Sengstacke via Getty Images
by Robertson Preston, Howard University
When I first landed an...
