Posts Tagged ‘Reconstruction’
Black History: Reconstruction – 40 Acres & A Mule
Welcome to our online event where we will dive into the important topic of Reconstruction. Join us as we discuss the challenges and opportunities faced by Black people during this pivotal period in American history. Learn about the struggles, triumphs, and ongoing impacts of Reconstruction. Don’t miss out on this enlightening discussion!
Read MoreBlack History: Reconstruction Violence
Welcome to the Black History: Reconstruction Violence event! Join us online as we delve into a crucial period in American history. Learn about the challenges faced by African Americans during the Reconstruction era. Discover the impact of violence on their lives and communities. This event aims to shed light on a lesser-known aspect of Black history. Don’t…
Read More40 Acres and a Lie
Reporters found descendants of freed slaves who were given land, revealing a long history of racism and anti-racist activism
Read MoreA New Orleans Community Confronts the Racist Roots of a Toxic Highway
Residents of one of the oldest Black neighborhoods, Tremé, New Orleans, fight to revitalize the once-bustling Claiborne Avenue community, struggling against the decades-long pollution of the Claiborne Expressway.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – For the First Time, America May Have an Anti-Racist Majority
The best analogue to the current moment is the first and most consequential American racial awakening—Reconstruction in 1868. The story of that awakening offers a guide, and a warning.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Whose Heritage? Public Symbols of the Confederacy
A nationwide movement to remove Confederate monuments, flags and other symbols from the public square, and to rename schools, parks, roads and other public works that pay homage to the Confederacy is underway.
Read MoreThe Lost Promise of Reconstruction
Eric Foner draws parallels between our tense political climate and the end of the Reconstruction Age, overviewing the backward steps our country has taken as we move further from the promises of Reconstruction.
Read MoreRacial Terror and the Second Repeal of Reconstruction
In the age of Trump white nationalism, hate crimes and acts of domestic terrorism have escalated. Recent acts of violence mirror the years following Reconstruction that resulted in American Descendants of Slavery losing all rights and privileges gained after the Civil War and the imposition of Jim Crow Laws.
Read MoreScholar Jonathan Metzl: White supremacy is literally killing white people
People do not always act in their own self interest. This is evident in Jonathan Metzl’s book, Dying of Whiteness. Life choices appear to be based on racial hierarchy and willingness to do without or die if it keeps non-whites in their place. Racism trumps living the American dream.
Read MoreHow Black Citizenship Was Won, and Lost
In this week’s New York Times Race/Related section, Jennifer Schuessler brings word of a New-York Historical Society exhibit shedding new light on the lives of African-Americans during the Reconstruction era. From covering the legal and political battles that were fought the nation over to showcasing artifacts of the smaller, day-to-day, personal battles of individuals African-Americans and their families, this exhibit helps to remind today’s divided America not only of just how dangerous such division can become, but just how important the fight for truth, justice, and equality really is.
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