Redistricting and the Battle Over Representation Congressional district boundaries help determine how representation is divided across states. Source: U.S. Census Bureau congressional district maps Congressional map drawing is one of the most important parts of modern politics because it decides how voters are grouped into districts and how power is divided in Congress. In the…
What Black History Month Means to American History Black History Month means more than a calendar observance. If you’re asking what does black history mean, the answer begins with legacy, truth, culture, and the people whose lives shaped the United States. It is a reminder that Black history is American history, and that the story…
African Americans in World War 2. African American history that shaped the war Drivers of the 666th Quartermaster Truck Company, 82nd Airborne Division. National Archives image. African Americans in World War 2 were central to the war effort in ways that were often ignored at the time and have sometimes been overlooked since. Black soldiers,…
African Americans massive efforts in WWI African American soldiers of the 369th Infantry Regiment returning home after World War I. Public domain image via the National Guard. African Americans massive efforts in WWI showed both the promise and the limits of military service in a segregated nation. During the Great War, Black soldiers, African American…
African Americans in the Revolutionary War: Black Patriots, Black Americans, and the Fight for Freedom African Americans played a major role in the Revolutionary War, even though their story is often left out of the usual telling of the American Revolution. Both free and enslaved Black people served in the Continental Army, the British army,…
Tolson’s Chapel in Sharpsburg, Maryland helped serve African American education during Reconstruction. 1st public school for african americans: Reconstruction Era History and the First Public High School The phrase 1st public school for african americans does not point to one simple answer in every case. In the history of African American education, the answer depends…
Am I Black? What this Really Means The short answer Why people ask the question Blackness, race, ethnicity, and nationality What official definitions say How Black identity is understood in real life A note on belonging If you are really asking about family history Common questions Final answer A Black family portrait can reflect shared…
African Americans in Technology: Black Tech, Innovators, Pioneers, and Black Technology That Shaped the Future African Americans in Technology: Black Tech, Innovators, Pioneers, and Black Technology That Shaped the Future Meta description: African Americans in technology shaped the tech industry through black tech, invention, and leadership across computing, NASA, and Silicon Valley. African Americans in…
Are We Headed for World War III? Map of the Strait of Hormuz. Source: Wikimedia Commons. License: CC BY 4.0. The short answer is: not inevitably — but the risk of a wider war rises every time a regional conflict pulls in major powers. One of the most dangerous flashpoints is the Strait of Hormuz,…
Civil Rights Bill of 1957 Explained: Eisenhower and the Fight for Change The civil rights bill of 1957 was not passed because the country suddenly became committed to justice. It passed because Black Americans, civil rights lawyers, church leaders, journalists, and organizers forced the federal government to confront a crisis that it had avoided for…