We look forward to a day when the word “race” is used only in reference to a contest of speed. That said, many activists, politicians, journalists, and academics have used half-truths and outright falsehoods about racial issues that divide people and stir up hatred. Thus, we think it ...
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These are ready-to-use Harlem Renaissance worksheets that are perfect for teaching students about the Harlem Renaissance which was the Golden Age of African-American culture in the United States and occurred from the 1920s until the early 1930s. After WWI, African-Americans from farmlands began ...
Learn about Thurgood Marshall’s accomplishments, his influences, and his significance. See Thurgood Marshall facts and discover his impact on the...
They cut a song about falling for an underage girl ("Seventeen"); another song about a different woman who's bound to do you wrong ("Madalaine"); a power ballad of such anguish, it sounded like an avalanche crashing in slow motion ("Headed for a Heartbreak"); and a cover ofJimi ...
Jim Crow laws were a collection of state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation. Named after a Black minstrel show character, the laws—which existed for about 100 years, from the post-Civil War era until 1968—were meant to marginalize African Americans by denying them the right...
They went north to capitalize on the First World War’s increase in demand for industrial workers. African American people started to carve out a new position for themselves in public life during the Great Migration. They aggressively faced down racial discrimination as well as social, political,...
Although the exact origin ofblues musicis unknown, there's a good case to be made that it began in Mississippi. Music that was distinctly what we'd now call "blues" came about in the late 1800s or early 1900s in the Deep South. Blues combines traditional elements from African music, ...
and political shifts marked this period. Industrialization reshaped the economy, while racial tensions and the rise of theKu Klux KlanandJim Crow lawsperpetuated segregation and disenfranchisement. Overcoming the legacy of slavery and racism would require continued efforts for years and even into the ...
In the 1930s, the FHA refused to insure houses for Black families, or even insure houses in white neighborhoods that were too close to Black ones. Housing Segregation In 1948, the Supreme Court ruled that a Black family had the right to move into their newly-purchased home in a quiet nei...