Tag: racism
How a Hospital Became a Civil Rights Battleground
How did the Tuskegee Veterans Hospital spark the fury of the KKK? Tuskegee was established as the first and only Veterans Hospital to provide equitable healthcare to Black Veterans returning from WWI.
New Exhibit Highlights the So-Called ‘Harriet Tubman of Texas’
Silvia Hector Webber, the so-called “Harriet Tubman of Texas,” offered refuge and aid to enslaved people in South Texas. Researchers have uncovered her never-before-seen freedom papers documenting her role in the fight for freedom. A new exhibit at UT Aus...
Texas Woman Moves Into New Home on Land Which Was Taken From Her Family by Racist Mob in 1939
Opal Lee was just 12 years old when a racist mob burned down her family's home in Fort Worth, Texas.
What life feels like at 101 - Betty Reid Soskin
Betty Reid Soskin recently retired from being America's oldest park ranger, and is famous for tirelessly shedding light on the forgotten history of racial segregation in California.
The Nations Biggest Collection Of Racist Objects Are All In A Michigan College Basement
David Pilgrim, a Black sociologist, runs the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia out of the small town of Big Rapids, MI.
Alabama Sculpture Park Evokes History of Slavery
In Montgomery, Alabama, a long-neglected plot of land, wedged between a maze of train tracks and the river, has been transformed into the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park.
Good Hair: Perceptions of Racism (Award winning short film)
How does racism manifest itself in schools and workplaces? Explore the policies that discriminate against Black and Minority Ethnic communities in this immersive film interactive.
The Terrible Tale of Madame Delphine LaLaurie (New Orleans Old Money)
Once upon a time in old New Orleans, a city steeped in history and mystery, a name echoed through the streets, sending shivers down spines: Madame Delphine LaLaurie.
The Origin of Strange Fruit
WARNING: GRAPHIC 1930s PHOTO! "Strange Fruit," a protest song about lynching made famous by Billie Holiday, was written not by an African American activist, but by Abel Meeropol, a Jewish high school teacher from New York. This video is an interview wi...
Aunt Jemima's Pancake House at Disneyland (1955)
With this episode of 'Opening Days' we'll be exploring the history of Aunt Jemima's Kitchen (aka Aunt Jemima's Pancake House), an obscure restaurant from the park’s early days that eventually led to the creation of a larger chain outside of the park.
Top 10 Old TV Shows That Properly Handled Serious Topics
Break out that old sitcom "dramatic moment" music! For this list, we’ll be looking at TV episodes that weave in serious social issues in a respectable, but entertaining way. Our countdown includes moments from "Punky Brewster", "Maude", "The Jeffersons" a...
The Body Of Emmett Till
Emmett Till was brutally killed in the summer of 1955. At his funeral, his mother forced the world to reckon with the brutality of American racism.
The New Orleans Four
For decades, most historical accounts of Nov. 14, 1960, featured Ruby Bridges as the sole child crossing hostile lines to attend an all-white school in the Ninth Ward, but there were three others.
ESMA - Swing Of Change
New York 30's: Harry, a racist barber changes his mind at the arrival of a magical trumpet in his barber shop!
Reflections on the Greensboro Lunch Counter
Civil Rights activists Joseph McNeil, Diane Nash, and John Lewis reflect on the history and legacy of the lunch counter from the F. W. Woolworth department store in North Carolina and the sit-in campaign that began on February 1, 1960.
