by lindaoppenheim | Dec 28, 2016 | Exhibit, Uncategorized
Wesley Morris describes his reactions and feelings during his first visit to the newly opened National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), which he dubs the “Blacksonian.” On the lowest level he notes “You can see more than well...
by lindaoppenheim | Dec 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
Historians Gregory P. Downs, Eric Foner and Kate Masur make the case for a national monument dedicated to Reconstruction in Beaufort, S.C. “Reconstruction was the nation’s first great experiment in biracial democracy. . . .More broadly it reminds us that rights...
by lindaoppenheim | Nov 19, 2016 | Documents
As the New Jersey state university approaches its 250 anniversary, President Robert Barchi established a committee that “explored aspects of [its] history that are difficult and complex,” that is, the university’s historical connection to slavery. ...
by lindaoppenheim | Nov 15, 2016 | Documents
In connection with the film, Loving, Rachel Van Unen’s entry in the Princeton University Archives’ blog displays some of the ACLU documents that were part of the case to led to the Supreme Court’s decision that laws prohibiting interracial marriage...
by lindaoppenheim | Oct 21, 2016 | Article
Nicholas Fandos calls the efforts to maintain the Mount Zion Cemetery in Washington, D.C., which is on the National Register of Historic Places, “a case study in the difficulty of preserving black history.”