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Nation Feb 23

New book details why the author fled racial prejudice in the U.S.

By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas

Arts Feb 02

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New book explores how the American South has ‘done the dirty work of the nation’

In her new book "South to America," author Imani Perry seeks to change how people view the American South and, thus, the country’s history as a whole. Jeffrey Brown spoke with Perry, who traveled through the southern regions of the…

By Jeffrey Brown

Arts Jul 10

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These Black Americans see a statue memorializing Lincoln in different ways

Over the past few weeks, there has been extensive debate across the U.S. about statues depicting the Confederacy and other troubled aspects of American history. In the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., the Emancipation Memorial – also known as…

By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport

Nation Nov 24

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Largest slave revolt in U.S. history lives on in reenactment

In 1811, more than 200 enslaved people in present-day Louisiana launched the largest insurgency of people in bondage in U.S. history. The revolt lasted only a few days before the poorly armed rebels were crushed by a militia and U.S.

By Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo

Nation Feb 22

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How The HistoryMakers strives to share the African-American experience

This weekend, many PBS stations will air “An Evening with Ken Chenault,” a special about the man who was chairman and CEO of American Express for 17 years. It was created by The HistoryMakers, a Chicago-based oral history project collecting…

Dec 09

I dig through archives to unearth hidden stories from African-American history

By Jane Landers, The Conversation

The Slave Societies Digital Archive has documented the lives of approximately 6 million free and enslaved Africans, their descendants, and the indigenous, European and Asian people with whom they interacted.

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Aug 01

This sorghum-brined chicken recipe is a lesson in African-American history

By Elizabeth Flock

In his new book "The Cooking Gene," historian Michael W. Twitty traces the culinary roots of the South.

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Sep 21

Full interview: Lonnie Bunch, director of Smithsonian African American History Museum

Watch our full report on the opening of the museum tonight on PBS NewsHour.

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Nov 19

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’12 Years a Slave’ restores historic firsthand account to cultural consciousness

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In depicting American slavery, Hollywood has long left some of the most brutal realities largely unseen. But the filmmakers behind "12 Years a Slave" tried not to flinch in showing the full system of human subjugation. Jeffrey Brown talks to…

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