The Years America Ran Red: A History of Lynching in the United States
byMany would love to believe that life one hundred years ago was gentler, better mannered, and simpler than today. I love history dearly, and…
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Fascinating Women: Bessie Smith and the Blues
byMany music historians–and historians in general–consider the musical genres that emerged from African-American communities at the turn of the century to be the first…
Jack Johnson and the “Fight of the Century”
byBy the turn of the century, the color line in sports was firmly in place, but the charismatic and controversial Jack Johnson smashed this…