Tag: Black history
What should replace Confederate statues?
Christian K. Anderson, University of South Carolina
Ever since the University of South Carolina put up a statue of Richard T. Greener – who in...
From grandfather to grandson, the lessons of the Tulsa race massacre
Gregory B. Fairchild, University of Virginia
My family sat down to watch the first episode of HBO’s “Watchmen” last October. Stephen Williams, the director, included...
How one man fought South Carolina Democrats to end whites-only primaries...
Bobby J. Donaldson, University of South Carolina
A rusting chain-link fence represents a “color line” for the dead in Columbia, South Carolina. In Randolph Cemetery,...
3 ways to improve education about slavery in the US
Tiffany Mitchell Patterson, West Virginia University
When it comes to teaching students about slavery in the United States, teachers often stumble through the topic. In...
What Kwanzaa means for black Americans
Frank Dobson, Vanderbilt University
On Dec. 26, millions throughout the world’s African community will start weeklong celebrations of Kwanzaa. There will be daily ceremonies with...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
