First, I asked how, as a historian, she became interested in “segregation scholarships.” She shared, “Growing up in rural North Carolina, I noticed that many of the retired Black public ...

President Biden has signed a bill that renames the U.S. Courthouse in Los Angeles after the Latino parents who helped end ...

Charlye Ola Farris was a Wichita Falls native who became a pioneer for change during the civil rights movement because she ...

The final story in a series about the findings of the President’s Commissions on Slavery and on the University in the Age of Segregation. This installment examines efforts emerging from a UVA-based ...

However, the shadow cast by the history of segregation in these pools has left a lasting impact, particularly on Black Americans. According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ...

why many modern housing regulations still perpetuate segregation and how social media can keep these issues on the front burner. Take a look… To begin, I was curious about when this history ...

Through powerful storytelling, a new documentary tells the story of Mt. Olive Cemetery and uncovers the forgotten history ...

A white South African government refused to send men to help with the war effort unless this segregation continued during the war. The British government agreed as they believed the need for men ...

Commemoration celebration at Northwestern University leans into Chicago’s history and ongoing efforts to reverse ...

The segregation and disenfranchisement laws known as "Jim Crow" represented a formal, codified system of racial apartheid that dominated the American South for three quarters of a century ...