7+ hour ago  (287+ words) 1896: The U. S. Supreme Court, in Plessy v. Ferguson, upholds "separate but equal" segregation. 2004: The USS Pinckney, a U. S. Navy guided-missle destroyer, is commissioned. It was named for Beaufort native and Petty Officer 1st Class William Pinckney, one of only four African Americans to earn…...

10+ hour ago  (725+ words) Fifty-five minutes on a recently discovered family tape led Te Awamutu man Richard Cato on an emotional journey of his father's experiences in World War Two, including in the 1941 Battle of Crete. It also added much to last Saturday's memorial…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (977+ words) Visit the official PBS Shop for t-shirts, tote bags, and more. Every purchase supports PBS. Clip: 5/27/2026 | 3m 54s Video has Closed Captions | CC Civil War-era Congressman Thaddeus Stevens was a fierce abolitionist and advocate for racial equality. His life and legacy are…...

7+ hour, 55+ min ago  (170+ words) The Battle of Crete commemorations in Sydney concluded on Sunday morning with a memorial service at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church "Garrison" in Millers Point, bringing together Greek and Australian community members to honour those who served in the Second…...

15+ hour, 35+ min ago  (817+ words) When we talk about the African diaspora, we mean the voluntary and involuntary movement of Africans and their descendants to various parts of the world during the modern and pre-modern periods." In the 20th century, the Great Migration was the voluntary…...

5+ hour, 51+ min ago  (488+ words) The University of Leiden in the Netherlands returning a set of Chola-period copper plates raises an interesting question in India. What, precisely, did the Dutch have to do with India? In the crowded theatre of the subcontinent's colonial history, the…...

19+ hour, 14+ min ago  (807+ words) We are pleased to announce ABHM's June Book of the Month: Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy by Annette Gordon-Reed. We invite you to join us on June 22nd at 6: 00 p. m. for a discussion of the book at the Milwaukee…...

7+ hour, 35+ min ago  (1415+ words) 05/28/2026 by Sam Bland In 1973, three young children were racing up the sand dunes of Jockey's Ridge in Nags Head when they heard the squeaky treads of a bulldozer as it leveled the sides of the slopes. Stunned, they raced home,…...

17+ hour, 15+ min ago  (1347+ words) WE'RE DREAMING UP ABOLITIONIST FUTURES. Help us share our vision. Reckoning with the South For the past year, my partner has been relentlessly building her family tree. Many Black Americans still labor under an enduring myth, not of their own…...

14+ hour, 46+ min ago  (787+ words) We are pleased to announce ABHM's August Book of the Month: How Black History Can Save Your Life: From the Talk to George Floyd, Everything You Need to Know to Deescalate a Racist Situation by Ernest Crim III. We invite you…...