The Civil Rights Movement was not confined to the period which saw the more oppressive first half the 20th century transform into the considerably more progressive and open-minded half of the 1900’s. The movement toward fighting openly for civil rights for slaves and their offspring started when many were still...

The era of Reconstruction was the turning point in Black History. This period started right after the end of the Civil War and introduced former slaves to the unprecedented level of freedom. Since 1866, African Americans have been enjoying the protection of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, which provided...

The Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s implicated some of the best of the human spirit, as a number of leaders helped to direct the force of America’s black population. While these leaders were important in directing the activities of the population, they were supported by a host...

The second most important war in American history, the Civil War marked a cultural turning point in U.S. history, and has influenced events in the 21st century and will continue to influence events in the future. In order to find the answer to who freed the slaves, it’s important to...

When most people hear the term “reparations” today they think of efforts to provide reparations to African American descendants of slavery. This may indeed be the most important and largest-scale reparations issue facing us today. But as Victor Luckerson points out, in his article “What a Florida Reparations Case Can...