Black Identity

Black Washingtonians in the Fight for Equality: An Interview with Maurice Jackson

In today’s post, Dr. Robert Greene II, assistant professor of history at Claflin University and President of AAIHS, interviews historian

On a late summer night in 1964, a small plane landed on a desolate airstrip outside Greenwood, Mississippi, carrying two

Slave narratives were a central genre of African American literature in antebellum America. Still, some authors wrote fiction works, the

Okra. Chitterlings. Grits. Ham hocks. Gumbo. Black food traditions from Africa and throughout the diaspora from the 1500s to the

This article was originally published on March 22, 2015. How do I accurately discuss a historical person who was known