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‘Racist Things’ exhibit confronts legacy of Black imagery in American homes, culture
Called “Black Memorabilia” and “Black Americana” at times, blackface characters and apparel have had a long run in America. Now, the African American Museum is confronting their legacy head-on.
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UR student studies ancient artifacts that are returned to Mexico
The University of Richmond recently held a repatriation ceremony to return a collection of ancient pre-Hispanic artifacts to ...
New artifacts offer glimpse into Civil War-era Hunley submarine
On the heels of the 161st anniversary of the day the H.L. Hunley and its crew sank, the North Charleston museum has newly ...
Should Museums Return Looted Artifacts? It’s Not That Simple
During a panel discussion at the Jaipur Literature Festival, one speaker said Western curators must do more to set exhibits ...
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation celebrates Black History Month
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is honoring and celebrating black advocacy, black art and black history. The Ford F 150 ...
Carol Gordon's 'treasures' tell the story of Black American history
Carol Gordon is an avid collector of Black American memorabilia and has assembled a traveling history museum that she takes ...
Repatriation to Indigenous groups is more than law, it’s human rights − an archaeologist describes the day that lesson hit home
As an archaeologist, you picture yourself traveling to some remote location, digging into the ground, and returning to a lab ...
Millions of Native people were enslaved in the Americas. Their story waits to be told.
The enslavement of millions of Indigenous people in the Americas is a neglected chapter in U.S. history. Two projects aim to ...