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American Progress, from an 1872 painting by John Gast. LOC
Mission Impossible: America at War with Itself in its Indian Policy
Wide daytime photograph of a Howard University building, a large red-brick institutional building with white trim and a central clock tower topped by a dome. The building sits on a landscaped lawn with trees and shrubs under a clear blue sky, suggesting a historic school or government campus.
The Early Histories of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Part 1:…
“The Caucasian will not tolerate the Mongolian”: The Racism of Chinese…
Photograph of John Willis Menard
“Black Representative of a White Idea”: John Willis Menard, 1868 Representative…
Wood-engraved illustration titled “Reception at San Francisco” showing a festive street scene with flags and bunting as two men in top hats ride in a horse-drawn carriage, greeted by a cheering crowd; a man in the foreground waves his hat, and a uniformed driver holds the reins beneath an arch reading “Welcome to Grant.”
Tales of Brave Ulysses: General Grant’s World Tour, 1877-1879
Albert Pike: Confederate Commissioner, Masonic Demiurge, Apologist for Slavery…
Nerves of Steal: Cassie Chadwick, “Patron Saint of Confidence Women”
In the new Readex Report: Vintage slang, African American uplift, and the…
“Unspeakable joy sprung up in my soul”: The Camp Meeting Roots of the…
Grace Notes: Minority reports from globe-trotting, shape-shifting journalist…
A New 1-Minute Video—Series 10 of Early American Newspapers: Regional Pioneers
“Strictly American”: The Rise of the Chautauqua Movement in the United States
“R and R from Racism” at Idlewild—Michigan’s African American Resort
Groundhog standing upright in a field of green grass and yellow flowers.
The Hazy Shade of Winter, and What the Groundhog Found There
“We Stand on a Level:” Black Freemasons Fight for Parity with White Lodges
Unreconstructed: The Rise of Rifle Clubs—White and Black—during Racial Violence…
Black-and-white 19th-century illustration of four well-dressed men surrounding a wooden crate. A Black man sits inside the open crate while two men behind him hold a large sheet or sign. One man gestures theatrically, and another carries a basket, suggesting a staged performance or prank.
'Forwarded as Merchandise': News Coverage of Henry Box Brown’s…
"Priceless": An Interview with Brandon A. Owens, Sr., Ph.D., Director…
“Bad roads, high waters, and various accidents”: The First Decades of the…
‘Men of Meanness Preferred’: The 1798 Sedition Trial of Vermont Representative…
Crash of the Titans: Copper and Ice Speculation Leads to the Panic of 1907 and…
New 1-Minute Video: Public Health, 1957-1995
Introducing Readex Lesson Plans: New Teaching Tools Feature Powerful Primary…
In the New Readex Report: Surveilling Du Bois; a Famous Football Club; and…

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