Paul Robeson in the Soviet Union
Between the 1930s and 1960s, the famous singer and actor made many visits to the world’s first socialist country, which made a lasting impression on his art and politics.
Between the 1930s and 1960s, the famous singer and actor made many visits to the world’s first socialist country, which made a lasting impression on his art and politics.
The Black Panther Party—especially their International Section based in Algiers—embraced the Palestinian cause as part and parcel of their own struggle.
The life and work of W. E. B. Du Bois, writer, educator, and chronicler of Black life in America.
With integration a legal right, swimming pools became a new battleground in the segregation fight.
Sojourner Truth, Anna Julia Cooper, the National Association of Colored Women, and the foundations of Black women’s struggles today.
Enslaved refugees sought freedom in Union contraband camps during the American Civil War.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. opposed racism, imperialism, and capitalist inequity at home and around the world.
A real-life drama performed before an audience of four.
From daring Civil War hero to Reconstruction-era political pioneer, the life of former slave Robert Smalls was as amazing as it was significant.
The performer’s transformation from jazz to politics during the Civil Rights Era
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