From the earliest slave-holding first ladies to later champions of civil rights, there is a complicated history of American first ladies and race relations. The White House Historical Association hosted a conversation on first ladies from slave owner Martha Washington to Michelle Obama, the first African American to hold the position.
The Presidency American History TV American History TVAuthor Rachel Swarns talked about the 272 enslaved people who were sold by Jesuit priests in 1838 to bene…
American History TVProfessors and researchers discussed new insights from research on the DNA of enslaved Africans American ironmakers at Catoctin Furnace, Maryland.
American History TVPresident Biden and Vice President Harris both spoke out against what the president called attempts to "bury history" during a ceremony to establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument.
American History TVIn 1871, a joint House-Senate committee investigated conditions in the southern states following a wave o…
American History TV Congress Investigates C-SPAN | American History TVJournalist Victor Luckerson chronicled the rise and fall of Tulsa’s Greenwood District also known as “Bla…
History professor Jeffrey Ogbar looked at the history of Atlanta and how Blacks there transformed the city into today's 'Black Mecca.'
Atlanta History CenterActors read letters from African Americans to Abraham Lincoln onstage at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., where the 16th president was assassinated in 1865. Author Jonathan White and historian Edna Greene Medford talked between performances about African American attitudes and beliefs about President Lincoln.
The Presidency American History TV American History TVUniversity of South Carolina professor Kent Germany used an urban stream and its surrounding landscape to tell the history of Columbia, South Carolina.
Lectures in History American History* TV American History* TVAuthor Michael Worden discussed the 1892 lynching of Robert Lewis, an African American man hanged on accusation of assaulting a white woman in Port Jervis, New York.
American History TVHistorians Jake Friefeld, Brian Mitchell, and John Rodrigue talked about how the nation moved from the Emancipation Proclamation to the 13th Amendment and what life was like for African Americans after abolition.
The Civil War American History TV American History TVMSNBC host and political analyst Joy-Ann Reid discusses her book, Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the…
Historians Edna Greene Medford and Matthew Norman discussed African Americans feelings toward President Abraham Lincoln during his presidency.
The Civil War American History TV American History TVAuthors Kate Masur and Dylan Penningroth discussed the role of African Americans in the civil rights movement prior to the 1950s and 1960s.
American History TVUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore history Professor Arlisha Norwood taught a class on the role Black women played during the Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
Lectures in History American History* TV American History* TVHistorian Kate Masur talked about the fight for African American freedom and equality, from the Revolutionary War to Reconstruction, with a focus on Black Laws in antebellum Illinois.
The Civil War American History TV American History TVUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison African American studies professor Langston Wilkins spoke about hip hop culture and its relationship to place, identity, and heritage.
Jason Hill talked about the national debate over the teaching of black history and the issue of reparations.
University of Texas Austin’s Peniel Joseph discusses the lives and legacy of Malcolm X and Martin Luther …
President Joe Biden delivered remarks at a White House reception in recognition of Black History Month. "Tonight, let's reflect on how we make history, not erase history," he said.
