He escaped enslavement, became a Union spy and recruited Black soldiers to fight with the North — and though he has been compared to James Bond and Malcolm X, his name is largely unknown. Meet Abraham Galloway, a Black Civil War figure you should know about.
Black History Month grew from a weeklong celebration that started nearly 100 years ago. Read about the "father of Black history" and his work to broaden the nation's consciousness — and the reason we celebrate in February.
Actor and activist George Takei fought for reparations — and eventually won — for Japanese American families like his who were interned during WWII. Now, he's a passionate supporter of redress for descendants of enslaved people in the U.S. "For us, it was four horrific years," Takei says. "For African Americans, it's four torturous centuries."
Early 20th-century white tourists knew Florida as a state with sandy beaches and warm sunshine. But for decades, it was also the scene of violence against Blacks — with the nation's highest number of lynchings per capita between 1900 and 1930. It was also home to Harry T. Moore, the man who laid the groundwork for the modern civil rights movement.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture/The New York Public Library
Scott Joplin, the king of ragtime, published "The Entertainer" 120 years ago. Pianist Lara Downs writes that ragtime introduced mainstream America to the simple but radical trick of syncopation in rhythm and that Joplin's innovations laid the foundation for much of 20th-century music.
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A postdoc at Penn State developed a system for describing hair — rooted in actual science — and learned how hair typing brings up harmful racial categories and beauty standards. (Shortwave)
When Abra Lee became the landscape manager at Atlanta International Airport, she sought advice about how to best do the job. The answer: study the history of gardening. That led to her uncovering the hidden and often tragic story of Black farmers, gardeners and growers in the U.S. (Shortwave)
Brian Flores is not messing around. The ex-NFL coach filed a class action lawsuit against the league and three teams, citing racial discrimination. "If I never coach again but there's a significant change," Flores said, "it'll be worth it." (The Limits with Jay Williams)
Isabel Wilkerson, author of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, argues that caste and not racism is actually what Black people were fleeing when they left the Jim Crow South. (NPR's Book of the Day)
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