As you navigate through this archive, you will encounter a diverse array of FBI files, each telling a story that contributes to our understanding of historical events and figures. These files include detailed investigations, surveillance reports, and correspondences, all of which highlight the complex...
Perceptions of historical figures are often very different from reality. Descriptions of prolific men and women across the ages may or may not line up with ...
It’s Black History Month, and this year’s theme is Reclaiming Narratives; making sure Black voices are heard, experiences acknowledged, and contributions celebrated. So, we’re taking a look at some of the important Black figures who have shaped British history as we know it. 6 min read ...
As a result, facts about historical figures are pretty familiar - even to the extent we feel like there's nothing left to learn. That's exactly when a new tidbit, story, or detail about them emerges and blows our minds. This year, we found out a lot of new information ...
Looking for movies about Black History? Here are 30 film options featuring stories about Black historical figures, and where and how to stream them.
Many historical figures have founded Black journalsTodd Burroughs
is often cited as its founder, and Osceola, an indigenous warrior of the Seminole tribe who resisted relocation of the tribe. Another notable figure is Mary McCleod Bethune who advocated for the higher education of Black people, social reform, and the rights of Black people and for women. ...
Harry Turtledove frequently makes references to historical figures in his works, particularly his alternate history tales. The people referenced have usually been dead for some time before the work's setting, and, in the case of alternate histories, for quite some time before the Point of Divergen...
Same with Black history and women’s history and all the rest of these annual celebrations. But it sure is nice, now and then, to be nudged to think about our home libraries, about how we might freshen them up in a way that leads to better, richer dialogues with our children. After ...
The Saga of the Viking Women, War of the Satellites, and The Wasp Woman are preoccupied with ventures that represent vehement risks for the heroes, and with a sense of jealous propriety regarding the fruits of labour. Corman’s Faustian seekers are figures consumed by their own relentless ...