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Makematic
Red Summer
In the summer of 1919, racial tensions erupted into violence across the United States, as African American veterans and communities stood up against racial oppression to fight for fairness and justice.
Makematic
The First Great Migration
The Great Migration saw over a million African Americans relocate from the South to urban areas in the North, sparking significant cultural and social change.
Curated Video
What Is Blaccent And Why Do People Keep Using It?
There’s a pattern of white and non-Black performers using "Black English" or "Blaccent" to gain notoriety. These performers are being called out (and canceled) for cultural appropriation, yet Blaccent is becoming more popular, with some...
Curated Video
Gwendolyn Brooks
The first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote about the hardship and struggles of ordinary people.
Curated Video
Chicago Is Seeing An Exodus Of Black Americans
Black families are moving out of Chicago, partly to seek lower costs of living and leave gun violence behind.
Curated Video
Black Communities Are Being Reshaped By Another Great Migration
A "new" migration is similar to the one that began in the early 20th century.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: American Literature: Video: American Puritanism I
This is a video [1:16:28] on American Puritanism featuring discussions of typology; John Calvin; Arminianism; materialism and idealism; phenomenal vs. noumenal; Puritan "plain style"; the form of the Puritan sermons; the Great Migration;...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Unladylike2020: Collection
The Unladylike2020 Collection honors the centennial of women's suffrage. These digital resources present the rich history of 26 little-known Progressive Era women, diverse in profession, race, ethnicity, geographical and class...