History

Historical events and milestones towards racial justice.

How Wade-Ins Helped Desegregate the Country
White beachgoers watch Black Civil Rights demonstrator at Fort Lauderdale's segregated public beach.

How Wade-Ins Helped Desegregate the Country
Dominique Stewart
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Unequal access to public beaches and pools spurred a form of civil disobedience called wade-ins that would help desegregate the country.

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History Social Justice Social Movements & Activism
1186 800 Dominique Stewart
How Maps Distort Our Perception of the World
A color-coded world map with pinned locations in different regions.

How Maps Distort Our Perception of the World
Andrew Lee
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Some schools are switching from the universally used Mercator projection, igniting discussions on how maps influence our worldview.

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History Media & Culture Technology
2312 1536 Andrew Lee
The Growing Threat to Contraception Access
A person holds packs of birth control pills.

The Growing Threat to Contraception Access
Dominique Stewart
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Recent attacks on contraception threaten to undo decades of progress made by the landmark Griswold v. Connecticut ruling.

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Health History Reproductive Health Supreme Court
1080 731 Dominique Stewart
How Racism, War, and Fashion Fueled the Zoot Suit Riots
A large crowd of soldier, sailors, and marines stop a streetcar during their search for pachuca “zoot suiters” in Los Angeles.

How Racism, War, and Fashion Fueled the Zoot Suit Riots
Andrew Lee
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Thousands of white servicemen and civilians attacked Mexican American, Black, and Filipino youth during the 1943 Zoot Suit Riots.

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History Race & Ethnicity
1546 1180 Andrew Lee
How Chinese Migrants Built the Transcontinental Railroad
During a ceremony, two men shake hands while surrounded by a crowd of men and two locomotives facing each other.

How Chinese Migrants Built the Transcontinental Railroad
Dominique Stewart
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The Transcontinental Railroad is hailed as one of the country’s greatest engineering feats, but the immigrants who built it have long been ignored. 

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History Immigration Politics Workplace
2058 1436 Dominique Stewart
Deferred Justice for the Tulsa Race Massacre
Black and white photo of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Buildings with billowing gray smoke coming out from the top.

Deferred Justice for the Tulsa Race Massacre
Andrew Lee
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The last remaining survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre seek reparations as the city continues to skirt justice.

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History
1996 1226 Andrew Lee
“Ain’t I a Woman” and the Distortion of History
A sepia-vintage picture of Sojourner Truth sitting in a chair.

“Ain’t I a Woman” and the Distortion of History
Andrew Lee
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The anniversary of the “Ain’t I a Woman” speech and recent MLK Jr revelations are a reminder of why history must not only be preserved but corrected.

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History Media & Culture
1014 612 Andrew Lee
How Plessy v. Ferguson Relates to Today’s Struggles
A Black man taking stairs to the colored entrance of movie house.

How Plessy v. Ferguson Relates to Today’s Struggles
Andrew Lee
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De facto residential segregation is increasing today, creating segregated hospitals, schools, and transportation systems—the very things permitted by Plessy v. Ferguson.

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Criminal Legal System History Politics Social Justice Supreme Court
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Reflecting on the Los Angeles Riots
Graffiti on a wall reads "F**K LAPD! No Justice. No Peace!"

Reflecting on the Los Angeles Riots
Nicole Cardoza
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The 1992 Los Angeles riots were sparked by a series of injustices by the criminal justice system against marginalized people that remain unaddressed 30 years later.

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Criminal Legal System History Policing
1556 1020 Nicole Cardoza
How “In God We Trust” Became More Than a Motto
A close up of the back of a $10 bill with the inscription of "in God we trust."

How “In God We Trust” Became More Than a Motto
Andrew Lee
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“In God We Trust” is a key example of U.S. civil religion: an ideology that has often cloaked abuses of power in the trappings of religious faith.

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History Media & Culture Money
1920 1280 Andrew Lee
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