Richard Boles is Assistant Professor of History at Oklahoma State University. This interview is based on his new book, Dividing the Faith: The Rise of Segregated Churches in the Early American North (NYU Press, 2020). JF: What led you to...
African-American History segregation
Fair Housing Acts?
Some of my colleagues at work on the Digital Harrisburg Initiative having been exploring 20th-century segregation in the Pennsylvania state capital. I was reminded of their work as I watched this video from National Public Radio: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5FBJyqfoLM&w=560&h=315]...
Simone Manuel's Accomplishment in Historical Context
With her stunning and surprise co-victory in the 100 freestyle last night (take THAT, Australia!) Simone Manuel became the first African-American female swimmer to win an individual Olympic gold medal. After watching Manuel swim my mind eventually went back to...
Martin Luther King’s Second Emancipation Proclamation
In today’s New York Times, David Blight and Allison Scharfstein call our attention to a May 1962 document that Martin Luther King Jr. wrote to John F. Kennedy calling for a “second Emancipation Proclamation” to outlaw segregation in the United...