After the American Civil War, the American South attempted a rebrand. But would it accept the progressive social and political changes of the Reconstruction...
He hit 240 home runs. Was a two-time World Series champion. And won the coveted Golden Glove twelve years in a row. But life in America for Puerto Rican All-Star Roberto Clemente was anything but...
An introduction to Thurgood Marshall and his relationship with The NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Formed in 1940 as part of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) raised money, amassed lawyers, and launched...
Choosing where you want to live seems like a basic right. But before the 1940s, not everyone had that choice because of restrictive covenants – agreements to not sell homes to people of certain races. That was until JD and Ethel Shelley got...
This is the story of how African American baseball players overcame racial segregation to claim the national pastime of Baseball as their own. Batter up, play...