Reconstruction Era
The Monthly Review and Religious Magazine, newspaper (1870) The article above focuses on Hiram Revels who was the first African American Senator. Senator Revels replaced Jefferson Davis and this was viewed… Read more »
Category: Spring 2019
The Great Migration through The Harlem Renaissance
Railroad Concourse in Jacksonville, Florida (1921) The image above depicts a group of African Americans at a railroad concourse in Jacksonville, Florida. The train is headed to Newark, New… Read more »
Music during Jim Crow
Jim Crow Train This song was released in 1941 by Josh White while Jim Crow laws were still in use. During this time, separate but equal was found to be… Read more »
Supreme Court through the Civil Rights Movement
Brown v Board of Education, (1954) Brown v the Board of Education was the historic Supreme Court ruling that unanimously held that segregation in public schools violated the Equal Protection… Read more »
Vietnam War Activism to a shot at the White House
Malcolm X at NYC Rally (1964) Malcolm X is pictured at the microphone during the NYC rally which called for a boycott of public schools. Most public schools acted… Read more »
Bibliography
Fernandez, Orlando. In Front of 170 W 130 St., March on Washington, L T[o] R Bayard Rustin, Deputy Director, Cleveland Robinson, Chairman of Administrative Committee. August 7, 1963. Library of… Read more »
Music during Civil Rights Movement
Mississipi Goddam “Mississipi Goddam” was a very popular song during the Civil Rights Movement. Simone has a beautiful voice and her lyrics capture the anger of many African Americans during… Read more »
Music during Vietnam War
Magazine Article About Bob Dylan Bob Dylan Magazine Article This magazine article written by Thomas Meehan in December of 1965, asks if Bob Dylan is the best public writer of… Read more »
Music During the War on Drugs
Jay Z Short Film Jay-Z is one of the most well-known and respected rap artists ever. He’s also someone who’s whole life has been influenced by drugs. Growing up in… Read more »
Bibliography
Baez, Joan “We Shall Overcome”. August 28, 1963 Live at March on Washington. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7akuOFp-ET8 Jay Z “The War on Drugs: From Prohibition to Gold Rush”. An informative video about… Read more »
Introduction
Race has been one of America’s most crucial focal points since the slave trade began in the seventeenth century. While the roots of racism lie in many different parts of… Read more »
Reconstruction Era
Freedmen’s Bureau The Freedmen’s Bureau was created during the Reconstruction Era to aid in the transition for former slaves to community members. It created schools, medical facilities, and aided in… Read more »
Populism Era
Agrarian Unrest As seen during the Reconstruction Era, little was done to ensure newly freed slaves had the resources for economic betterment. African Americans weren’t given land to own and… Read more »
Shifting Political Climate: Early 1900s
Black Voters Switch to the Democratic Party In the late 1800s, African Americans who could vote typically aligned with the Republican party. However, as more time passed since Reconstruction, younger… Read more »
New Deal
New Deal Era: The New Deal brought economic expansion and an unprecedented amount of government involvement came along with it. The programs put forth by President Franklin D. Roosevelt aimed… Read more »
Citations
Primary Sources: “The Reason the Negro Voted the Democratic Ticket.”1911. The Chicago Defender. April 8th, Proquest Historical Newspapers. “Jim Crow Law is Upheld by U.S. High Court.” 1920. The Chicago Tribune. April 20th, Proquest Historical… Read more »
1950s-1980s
Brown V. Board of Education(1954) This is a photo of Linda brown. In 1951 she was 8 year old in third grade, when her father started pursuing a case commonly… Read more »
The Decade of Prosperity
Presidential Debate: Bill Clinton on the National Debt (October 15, 1992) In this clip from the October 15, 1992 presidential debate held at the University of… Read more »
Superbia in Proeilo: American War in the Modern Age
An exhibition examining the United States’ war-ridden ascension to the status of World Superpower, since 1898.
Introduction to “American War”
Though President John Adams once warned, “Great is the guilt of unnecessary war,” the United States has been at war for over 90% of its existence. [1] This exhibition will… Read more »