The Elaine Race Massacre
On this day in 1919, during a union meeting of African American tenant farmers in rural Arkansas, white law enforcement and union members exchanged gunfire, triggering one of the worst
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On this day in 1919, during a union meeting of African American tenant farmers in rural Arkansas, white law enforcement and union members exchanged gunfire, triggering one of the worst
Ceiling fans stirred the sweltering air deep in the Delta on Friday, September 23, 1955. Twelve white men exited the jury room in the Tallahatchie County courthouse in Sumner, Mississippi.
The Watergate scandal began to break just as I began my freshman year at East Carolina University in 1972. The Washington Post was the first newspaper to recognize the significance
In July we noted the remarkable coincidence of major events in American history falling on Independence Day. Another striking coincidence involves Constitution Day. On September 17, 1787, delegates to the
Washington sent his Farewell Address to Congress 225 years ago this month. The speech is well-known among teachers as offering our first president’s deeply considered advice to those who would
By January, 2002, the US was settling into a conventional approach to the unconventional attack mounted against the US on 9/11. In Afghanistan, where the Taliban routed in eight weeks
I don’t remember when I heard the news. The planes hit the north and then the south tower while we in California were still asleep. Flight 77 hit the Pentagon,
If you are old enough, say thirty or older, you remember where you were and what you were doing when you heard. You remember who told you. You recall the
We know this story: A charismatic leader drew followers by preaching about the need for a return to a purer form of Islam. The followers came to be called Taliban,
This month, in the spirit of our Core Document volume Gender and Equality, we are highlighting women’s achievements in American history. Today is the 40th anniversary of Associate Justice Sandra