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
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Historical Memory
Reclaiming the Black Past: A New Book on the Use and Misuse of African American History
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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Reflections on Sandra Bland on the 3rd Anniversary of Her Death
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
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Archiving While Black
Among the things 2018 will be known for is mainstream culture’s realization that white Americans use the police to challenge
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History, Memory, and Racial Violence in America
In April 2018, the Equal Justice Initiative’s (EJI) opened the Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration and the National
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