By any measure, the story of Black America is a story of resilience. Communities have been built, rebuilt, and rebuilt again despite obstacles that often appeared insurmountable. Yet there is…
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Sundown Towns: America’s Hidden History of Racial Exclusion
When most people think of segregation, the Jim Crow South comes to mind. Yet across the United States, thousands of all-white communities—known as sundown towns—operated under the rule that African Americans…
The race riots of East St. Louis and Springfield. A stark reminder of the violence and racial division that persisted then and now in America.
The East St. Louis race riot of 1917 stands as one of the darkest moments of racial violence in American history. What began as economic and racial tension soon spiraled…