In this recorded session, Dr. Ashley Howard, University of Iowa, looks at the relationship between class, gender and region in urban uprisings in the Midwest; the central differences between the 1960s and the millennial revolts; and how these historical lessons can bring about change today.
In this recorded session, Dwain Coleman, University of Iowa Ph.D. candidate and co-director of the Iowa Colored Conventions Digital Project, discusses how Black Civil War Veterans of the 1st Iowa Regiment of African Descent (60th U.S. Colored Infantry) and their families used the goodwill obtained through their service to fight for equal rights and social […]
In this short video series, we talk about the household staff and the enslaved workers at the White House of the Confederacy, where they serve the Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his family. As the Civil War continues, the enslaved workers of the house seize opportunities to take charge of their freedom and autonomy.
From William Carney, born into slavery, who became the first Black may to earn the Medal of Honor. To Deborah Sampson, who successfully disguised herself as a man to enlist in the Continental Army. Meet more than 450 fascinating Americans who shaped the first century of our nation.
Join community activists and urban planners as they discuss Boston’s history of redlining and discriminatory housing policies, the complicity of the banks and the real estate industry, and the consequent legacy of segregation and racial wealth disparity. We also identify some specific actions we can take to address the inequities in home ownership. This five-part […]
From the 17th century to the 21st, enslavement—even when it took place outside of Massachusetts—shaped the province and the state in significant ways. It was and has been central to creating wealth: family fortunes, institutional endowments, and public budgets in Massachusetts have benefited from its spoils. This panel explores the Commonweath's connections to slavery and […]
You will analyze historical records of the House and Senate to understand the sequence of steps in the legislative process.
Historians Dr. Martha S Jones and Dr. Christopher Bonner investigate with host Liz Covart what the Fourth of July meant for African Americans in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries on this podcast.
In honor of Juneteenth, here are a few documents in the American Civil War Museum’s collection associated with emancipation and its celebration, including an illustration from 1877.
Reflecting Attucks is a virtual exhibit that examines the memory of Crispus Attucks, a man of African & Native descent who was the first to die in the Boston Massacre, an event now regarded as the start of the American Revolution.
A panel discussion about the significance of Monticello as a touchstone for understanding Thomas Jefferson, slavery and the paradox of liberty on Monticello's West Lawn. Panelists include: Tom Brokaw, NBC News Special Correspondent Rex M. Ellis, Associate Director, National Museum of African American History and Culture, and Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
Teenagers have always played a role in shaping history - before there was Greta Thunberg or Zy Bryant, there was Barbara Johns. Visit this virtual tour of the Moton Museum and learn how a 15 year old girl led a student walkout before Rosa Parks gave up her seat on a bus, and helped change […]