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African American history

Veteran speaks about the Black history behind Memorial Day. His mic gets cut.

John Fea   |  June 4, 2021

It was no accident. Here is Andrea Salcedo of The Washington Post: Retired Army Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter was midway through his speech at a Memorial Day ceremony in an Ohio cemetery when he started discussing the role that freed […]

How did local newspapers cover the Tulsa race massacre?

John Fea   |  May 31, 2021

Get up to speed on the Tulsa Race Massacre here. The image at the top of this post is the front page of the Tulsa World on June 1, 1921: There was another edition from that day. The above addition […]

Some resources on the Tulsa Race Massacre

John Fea   |  May 31, 2021

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the Tulsa Race Massacre. If you are unfamiliar with this tragic event in American history, start here. If you want to go deeper, here are some pieces from the last few […]

People of hope

John Fea   |  May 25, 2021

White Christians must learn about hope from the African-American experience. Today, on the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, University of Pennsylvania historian Anthea Butler reflects on hope. Here is a taste of her piece at Faith & […]

A 107-year-old survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre testified before Congress

John Fea   |  May 20, 2021

Here is NPR’s “All Things Considered”: The day that a white mob came to Greenwood Avenue in Tulsa, Okla., Viola Fletcher was just 7 years old. During emotional testimony on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Fletcher, who is now 107, recalled […]

Fannie Lou Hamer webinar for teachers

John Fea   |  April 8, 2021

Current‘s Managing Editor Jay Green, will join Chris Burkett and Sarah Beth Kitch on Saturday, April 10, 2021 for a webinar on civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. The webinar readings include: Testimony Before Congress, Fannie Lou Hamer, 1964 Voting […]

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