Dr. Seuss is well known for his popular children’s books full of fanciful rhymes and whimsical illustrations. His earlier cartoons, however, include many racist and anti-Semitic images, which the artist later regretted. Listen to this...

Despite the racism they faced, the bravery and heroism of the Japanese American 442nd Regiment Combat Team made them one of the most decorated units in United States history.

In 1969 Shirley Chisholm, the first African American Woman elected to Congress spoke to the US House of Representatives to argue in support of a controversial women’s rights bill; the Equal Rights Amendment.

The body of Fryer, a fifty-three-year-old white woman, was found by her children on the family’s property in Robinson, seven miles southeast of Waco. Jesse Washington, a laborer on Fryer’s farm, was arrested and charged with Fryer’s...

Classical violinist Joseph Henry Douglass helped empower the Black community through music and education at a time when Southern lawmakers were pushing back against the progress of Reconstruction.

Kansas City part 3/7: The video discusses the issue of payday lending and its impact on low-income communities in Kansas City, Missouri. It highlights the efforts of a faith-based community organizing network to gather signatures for a...

Bradford Pearson is an award-winning journalist whose work examines everything from magicians to Japanese American incarceration to his own kidnapping. He’s written for The New York Times, and Esquire, Time, and Men’s Health magazines,...

Daniel Martinez HoSang is Professor of Ethnicity Race and Migration and American Studies and holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Political Science and serves on the Education Studies Advisory Committee.

His...

Cathy's Triumph part 4/4: The video features an interview with Cathy Hughes, a successful entrepreneur in the media industry. She shares her journey of how she started her career and how her company has grown over the years. She also...

Correta Scott King is often known for being the wife of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., but she was so much more than that. She was an activist in her own right and came from a family that valued education above all else....

Hate Crime is being brought into increasingly-sharp relief with the widespread emergence of new social media such as Twitter, Facebook and Youtube. Neil Chakraborti, a leading researcher on hate crime, outlines some of the problems -...

Columbia professor Dan O’Flaherty explains how an awareness of racial trauma developed from growing up in Newark inspired him to write and teach on the economics of race.<b<br/>r/>

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On May 16, 1918, a plantation owner was murdered, prompting a manhunt which resulted in a series of lynchings in May 1918 in southern Georgia, United States.



White people killed at least 13 black people during the...

Woman meets with Nazi officials as informant, men sitting in jail, women answering questions, ID card closeup, concentration camp.

Racism and sense of belonging are key to a homecoming journey from Australia to Asia.

Taylor had to deal with racist taunts and threats from fellow riders and cycling supporters as his fame grew. Taylor was banned from racing in the American South, despite the fact that Black competitors in Europe were more welcomed and...

Frida Kahlo is the most famous female artist in history. She deviated from the traditional portrayal of female beauty in art, and instead chose to paint raw and honest experiences. A near fatal bus accident at 18 left Frida crippled and...

How does the culture vary across the continent? How has colonialism affected African culture and its development?<br/>
Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 2

What was West Africa like before the Europeans arrival? How did the empires grow, flourish and eventually decline?<br/>
West Africa Before the Europeans, Part 1

Nazi antisemitic Propaganda literature, children in school learning from antisemetic books.

A sundown or sunset town was a city, town or neighborhood in the US that excluded non-whites after dark.



The term sundown came from the signs that were posted at the towns borders stating "Negro, Don't Let the Sun Set On You...

MOT 1944: ATLANTA: WS Atlanta, downtown street. EXT Standard building. INT glass door 'Southern Regional Council, Inc.' INT People seated at table. Dr. Reed & Dr. Johnson at table. Pamphlet cover 'Needed...A Southern Charter for Race...

What are the very early histories of Africa that are important that are unknown to us? How has African culture influenced the west over the centuries?<br/>
Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 3

In which Mr. Beat, Robert from Reading Through History, and Cypher from Cynical Historian discuss Tom Richey's video comparing Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler and Keith Hughes' response video. Why do so many people make such a bad...