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African-American History segregation

The Author’s Corner with Richard Boles

Annie Thorn   |  February 1, 2021

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...

Fair Housing Acts?

John Fea   |  May 14, 2018

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

John Fea   |  August 12, 2016

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

John Fea   |  May 17, 2012

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...

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