Tracing the American civil rights movement that started long before the Civil War
May 10, 2022
In her new book, historian Kate Masur examines the early activists who envisioned the United States as a multi-racial nation
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Northwestern hosts renowned history and humanities scholar Gabrielle Foreman
April 5, 2022
Campus events with ‘Colored Conventions Project’ founder will take place May 2 to 6
See Northwestern from a new perspective with the feminist campus tour
March 4, 2022
Documenting Illinois’ first statewide Black political conference
February 15, 2022
Police violence linked to higher rates of preterm delivery, heart disease among Black women
January 31, 2022
Art as a way to protest, process, mourn and memorialize anti-Black violence in America
January 26, 2022
Nikole Hannah-Jones says honest conversations about history are needed
January 25, 2022
MLK Dream Week highlighted by 1619 Project creator
January 14, 2022
Northwestern continues Racial Equity and Community Partnership grants
December 1, 2021