Posts Tagged ‘Lynching’
Walter White: The Forgotten Hero of Civil Rights
In the story of America’s fight for civil rights, certain names ring out: Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Thurgood Marshall. Yet, many figures who laid the essential groundwork for their work remain less known. Walter Francis White, who led the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for a quarter-century, is one such forgotten hero.
Read MoreAfter being hidden away from public view, the gun used to kill Emmett Till is now on display
The gun is now on display at the Museum of Mississippi History & Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson.
Read MoreMaryland’s Forgotten Victims: Shedding Light on the State’s Lynching Legacy
Since 2018, the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project has worked to uncover the state’s legacy of racial terror, documenting dozens of lynchings that were long ignored or forgotten.
Read MoreFans Are Obsessed With This New Political Hayley Williams Song
The musician, who is best known for her work with band Paramore, released 17 new songs, one which references a poem about lynching.
Read MoreDecades after Billie Holiday’s death, ‘Strange Fruit’ is still a searing testament to injustice
A scholar of the arts looks into the significance of the nearly 80-year-old secular song, which is based on a poem.
Read MoreCaesar Sheffield
Caesar Sheffield Share Special Exhibits The Freedom-Lovers’ Roll Call Wall Stories Behind the Postcards: Paintings and Collages of Jennifer Scott Risking Everything: The Fight for Black Voting Rights Portraiture of Resistance Memorial to the Victims of Lynching Freedom-Lovers’ Pledge Echoes of Equality: Art Inspired by Memphis and Maya Explore Our Galleries African Peoples Before Captivity…
Read MoreLynching in Idabel
Lynching in Idabel Share Special Exhibits The Freedom-Lovers’ Roll Call Wall Stories Behind the Postcards: Paintings and Collages of Jennifer Scott Risking Everything: The Fight for Black Voting Rights Portraiture of Resistance Memorial to the Victims of Lynching Freedom-Lovers’ Pledge Echoes of Equality: Art Inspired by Memphis and Maya Explore Our Galleries African Peoples Before…
Read MoreABHM Book Club: A Time of Terror
In honor of our late founder’s birthday in February, we will once again be reading and discussing Dr. James Cameron’s memoir, A Time of Terror. We will discuss this important book that is at the heart of ABHM on Thursday, February 27th at 6 PM via Zoom.
Read MoreNorris Dendy
Norris Dendy Share Special Exhibits The Freedom-Lovers’ Roll Call Wall Stories Behind the Postcards: Paintings and Collages of Jennifer Scott Risking Everything: The Fight for Black Voting Rights Portraiture of Resistance Memorial to the Victims of Lynching Freedom-Lovers’ Pledge Echoes of Equality: Art Inspired by Memphis and Maya Explore Our Galleries African Peoples Before Captivity…
Read MoreNational Archives digitize cold cases of Black American murders
The names and stories of multiple Black Americans who faced racial violence will be known, thanks to investigative work by Axios.
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