Year: 2022
Meet Dr. Gladys West, the hidden figure behind your phone’s GPS
Lauren Mackenzie Reynolds Neuroscience Gladys West is one of the reasons why you can receive driving directions from your phone or tag a photo location [more…]
How the Remarkable Life of Josephine Baker Is Still Inspiring Others to This Day
A controversial performer, a civil rights icon, a war spy, a sex symbol and a devoted mother: these are just some of the lenses through [more…]
Oregon’s Klan in the 1920’s: The rise of hate
What took place a century ago in the state of Oregon draws a direct parallel to what is taking place today.
Meet Valerie Thomas, the inventor and scientist who launched the longest-running satellite program imaging Earth’s surface
Hanusia Higgins Forest Ecology and Invasive Species University of Vermont September 16, 2021 Valerie Thomas retired from NASA in 1995 after three decades of work, and she left with [more…]
Then Again: The Dred Scott decision tore the country apart
By Mark Bushnell Oct 24 2021 The decision was just what the country didn’t need. America was already torn by sectional conflict when in 1857 the [more…]
6888TH CENTRAL POSTAL DIRECTORY BATTALION (1945–1946
AUGUST 31, 2016 CONTRIBUTED BY: SAMUEL MOMODU The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was an all-black battalion of the Woman’s Army Corps (WAC). The 6888th [more…]
Stagecoach Mary Fields
By Shelby Amspacher; Intern, Department of Education and Visitor Services Standing six feet tall and powerful, many bandits learned to stay clear of Stagecoach Mary [more…]
WALTER SAMUEL MCAFEE (1914-1995)
POSTED ON JANUARY 9, 2015 CONTRIBUTED BY: CHRISTOPHER KINSON Walter Samuel McAfee, theoretical physicist, professor, and civil servant was born in Ore City, Texas to Susie and Luther McAfee [more…]
Elizabeth Eckford made history at age 15. Here’s the full story behind the iconic photo.
By Annie Reneau 02.05.22 On September 4, 1957, nine students arrived at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas for their first day of school. [more…]
Inside The Little-Known History Of America’s Sundown Towns — Which Banned Black People After Dark
By Bernadette Giacomazzo | Checked By Jaclyn AnglisPublished September 21, 2021 For much of the 20th century, thousands of all-white American towns forbade Black people [more…]
