Tulsa Race Massacre 1921: The Destruction of Black Wall Street
On May 31, 1921, the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma—known as “Black Wall Street” for its thriving African American community—was devastated by one of the deadliest…
Neoslavery in America: The Hidden Continuation of Slavery Post-Civil War
On September 11, 1942, Alfred Irving, a Black man held in bondage on a Texas farm, became the last documented chattel slave freed in the United…
Red Summer of 1919: Racial Violence Across America
In the summer of 1919, America experienced a wave of racial violence known as the Red Summer, marked by riots, murders, and arson across 26 cities….
Baby Garnet Case 1997: The Michigan Cold Case Breakthrough
In June 1997, the discovery of an infant’s body in an outhouse at Garnet Lake Campground in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula shocked a tight-knit community, sparking the…