Nation Feb 23 New book details why the author fled racial prejudice in the U.S. By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas
Arts Feb 02 Watch 6:28 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 Watch 7:18 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 Watch 9:39 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 Watch 3:55 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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 7:26 ’12 Years a Slave’ restores historic firsthand account to cultural consciousness By PBS NewsHour 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… Continue watching