Racial covenants were clauses on property deeds that prevented the sale, rental, or other use of properties by certain minority groups. They were implemented in cities across the northern United ...

Harvard economist Roland Fryer explains how social patterns persist in integrated schools and what actually shapes student success. Photo: Free to Choose Network No topic was more prevalent around my ...

Introduction : disease histories and race histories -- Toward a historical epidemiology of African American tuberculosis -- The rise of the city and the decline of the Negro : the historical idea of ...

The virtual event is free. In honor of Black History Month, the National Civil Rights Museum is sitting down with award-winning historian Crystal R. Sanders to host a virtual book talk on her book, A ...

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In Chicago, residents strive for equity in a city impacted by the effects of segregation. In Chicago, segregation has a profound impact. From disparities in housing, education and healthcare to ...

Racial segregation in the United States, particularly in the South, was starkly embodied in signs that read, 'No dogs, no Negros, no Mexicans' and 'For whites only.' These messages served as daily ...

The young Kenneth Clark (1914-2005) was inspired by the first African American psychologist, Francis Cecil Sumner (1895-1954), to pursue a career in psychology, and he completed both his bachelor’s ...