Under the Cover of Darkness
Students at Jackson State stood together in 1970 to display their power and resilience after being attacked by law enforcement.
Photographs and stories that changed the world
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Students at Jackson State stood together in 1970 to display their power and resilience after being attacked by law enforcement.
Vivian Malone and James Hood calmly faced reporters as they prepared to integrate the University of Alabama in 1963, symbolizing the determination of Black youth in the face of those who were staunchly opposed to desegregation.
Lifelong learner Edwin Moses founded his tremendous success on the relationships he forged and the skills he developed at Morehouse College.
Writer and director Oscar Micheaux was a creative entrepreneur and one of the most important figures in African American cinema during the early twentieth century.
Toni Morrison’s Beloved
receives acclaim and suppression in equal measure, proving that unapologetically centering Blackness in literature is still controversial in the United States.
From Phillis Wheatley Peters to Ida B. Wells-Barnett, leading Black women activists defined their public images through their portraits to advance their ideas.
The life and work of W. E. B. Du Bois, writer, educator, and chronicler of Black life in America.
Sojourner Truth, Anna Julia Cooper, the National Association of Colored Women, and the foundations of Black women’s struggles today.
A real-life drama performed before an audience of four.
The Civil Rights Movement owes much to the students who boldly sat down at segregated lunch counters