African American History
Discover the people and events that shaped African American history, from enslavement and activism to the Harlem Renaissance and Civil Rights Movement.
Little Known Important Black Americans
How Martin Luther King Jr. Day Became a Federal Holiday
What Is Black History Month and How Did It Begin?
Kwanzaa: 7 Principles to Honor African Heritage
Biography of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad
4 Pan-African Leaders You Should Know
African Americans in the Revolutionary War
4 Publications of the Harlem Renaissance
The African Methodist Episcopal Church
Afrofuturism: Imagining an Afrocentric Future
Women of the Black Arts Movement
6 Revealing Autobiographies by African American Thinkers
Mary Mcleod Bethune: Educator and Civil Rights Leader
Banned Books by African-American Authors
Black American Firsts of the 18th Century
African-American Businesswomen in the Jim Crow Era
Famous Players in the Negro Baseball Leagues
Black American Firsts in Film and Theatre
How the Definition of African American History Has Evolved
The Black Struggle for Freedom
Hip Hop Culture Timeline: 1970 to 1983
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller: Visual Artist of the Harlem Renaissance
African-American Playwrights
The Story of Nat Turner's Rebellion
3 Major Ways Enslaved People Showed Resistance to a Life in Bondage
Abolitionist Pamphlet Campaign
The Underground Railroad
Fugitive Slave Act
How Women Abolitionists Fought Enslavement
The Missouri Compromise
Biography of John Brown
What Were the Top Causes of the Civil War?
Background and Significance of the Emancipation Proclamation
The Black Codes and Why They Still Matter Today
The Powerful Congressional Faction That Championed Reconstruction
Timeline History of the Ku Klux Klan
The Origins, Purpose, and Proliferation of Pan-Africanism
5 Leaders of the Harlem Renaissance
The Role of Black Americans in World War I
Understanding Jim Crow Laws
The Power of the Press: Black American News Publications in the Jim Crow Era
A Profile of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee's Role in Civil Rights
Civil Rights Movement Timeline From 1951 to 1959
Civil Rights Movement Timeline From 1960 to 1964
Civil Rights Movement Timeline From 1965 to 1969
10 Essential Civil Rights Songs
The History of Redlining
5 Key Events in Affirmative Action History
A Short History of the War on Drugs
5 Common Misconceptions About Black Lives Matter
Guide to Being an Anti-Racism Activist
Kneeling During the National Anthem: History of the Peaceful Protest
Biography of Activist Bobby Seale
Biography of Amiri Baraka
Biography of Assata Shakur
Biography of Fred Hampton, Black Panther Party Leader
Biography of Ma Rainey, Mother of the Blues
Biography of Huey Newton, Co-Founder of the Black Panthers
Biography of Stokely Carmichael, Civil Rights Activist
10 of the Most Important Black Women in U.S. History