Historical Memory

Politics, Public History, and Memory: An Interview with Niya Bates

In today’s post, senior editor J. T. Roane interviews Niya Bates, a native of Charlottesville, Virginia and a two-time graduate of the

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

This post is part of our online forum in honor of Sandra Bland, coinciding with the third anniversary of her death. The forum includes historical

Among the things 2018 will be known for is mainstream culture’s realization that white Americans use the police to challenge

In April 2018, the Equal Justice Initiative’s (EJI) opened the Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration and the National