Happy Birthday, Mark Twain!
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, popularly known as Mark Twain, was born November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri. He spent his childhood …
Honoring African American Contributions: Journalism
African American History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their essential …
Looking at the Boston Tea Party through Primary Sources
On December 16, 1773, angry colonists, dressed as American Indians, destroyed 342 chests of tea to protest recent tax hikes imposed …
Frederick Douglass Began Publication of The North Star This Week in 1847
Photograph of Frederick Douglass in 1890; Credit: Mathew Brady Studio. “Frederick Douglass.” C. 1890. African-American Perspectives: The Progress of a …