Recent Dr. Bryant column: Black youth are thriving in Savannah ... and integrated transportation starting in 1872. The Reconstruction Era did not produce 40 acres (nor the mule that was added ...

One of the earliest Memorial Day observances occurred on May 1, 1865. Organized by freed slaves and white missionaries.

If popular culture helps Americans understand history, there’s good news and bad news for the period known as Reconstruction. The good news: The era’s story is told in two of the biggest ...

Joseph will discuss “The Third Reconstruction: America’s Struggle for Racial Justice inthe Twenty-First Century” with University of Texas professor and KUT Austin’s “Black AustinMatters ...

The Birth of a Nation (1915), which portrayed Reconstruction-era Black legislators as “comically” idiotic, necessitating the violent restoration of white rule. These arguments frequently draw ...

Looking at the Post Reconstruction of the mid 1800’s , we see a disturbing pattern of reactionary forces that drastically pushed Black Americans into an era of terror, segregation, and severe ...

winning election as a Republican to the South Carolina Legislature and the Unites States House of Representatives during the Reconstruction Era. Smalls authored state legislation providing for ...

A brand-new interactive tour takes you through downtown Huntsville to showcase at least 16 buildings and other sites built by Black businesspeople and entrepreneurs during the Reconstruction Era ...

Reading it amidst our era ... backlash against “Black Lives Matter” and police reform, it is difficult to avoid the force of Du Bois’ insight: Like with the demise of Reconstruction ...