American History

“For Customers Only: Public Bathrooms and the Making of American Inequality” by Bryant Simon

In For Customers Only, historian Bryant Simon examines how public restrooms became battlegrounds over race, gender, freedom and inequality in…

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“Daily Life Along the Underground Railroad” by Cassandra Newby-Alexander

Cassandra Newby-Alexander's Daily Life Along the Underground Railroad reveals the courage, planning, sacrifice, and hidden heroes who helped enslaved Americans…

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“The Doctors’ Riot of 1788: Body Snatching, Bloodletting, and Anatomy in America” by Andy McPhee

It began as a coincidence on a mid-April morning, when an impertinent medical student at Columbia College taunted a boy…

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With Over 50,000 Dead, Civil Rights Leaders Urge African Americans to Remain at Home

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We encourage all Black churches and businesses to remain closed during this critical period. The denominations and…

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OP-ED: Remembering Dr. Dorothy Irene Height

NNPA NEWSWIRE — During the early Civil Rights Movement when women worked behind the scenes, Dorothy Height’s quiet power brought…

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