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The Death of the Black Utopia

An exhibition on Seneca Village, which was destroyed to build Central Park, pays homage to a forgotten chapter in New York City history.

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The Tulsa Race Massacre, Revisited

Nearly a century after the Tulsa Race Massacre, the search for the dead continues.

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Dorie Miller Was a Black Hero in the Jim Crow Navy

Dorie Miller saved lives at Pearl Harbor. He’s finally getting his due.

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The Haunting of Tulsa, Okla.

A recently unearthed mass grave may soon provide answers about what happened to victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

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The Capitol Attack and the Myth of American Innocence

The Capitol attack shows the danger of forgetting America’s history.

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Behind the Jim Crow Curtain

“Opal’s Greenwood Oasis” and “Unspeakable” restore the often-elided history of a prosperous, close-knit Black community on the eve of its destruction.

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How the White Press Wrote Off Black America

News organizations are belatedly apologizing for racist journalism that alienated generations of African-Americans

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Seneca Village and the Search for the Black Utopia

Seneca Village has more stories to tell about Black lives in New York City.

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Military Base Names and the Cult of the Confederacy

By renaming military bases, the Defense Department dismantles an enduring legacy of the Lost Cause.

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Confederate Tributes Are Losing Their Patron Saint

The Lost Cause myth that was used to justify honoring Robert E. Lee was bankrupt from the start.

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