Hour three of the series examines the years 1877-1896 Hour three of the series examines the years 1877-1896, a transitional period that saw visions of a “New South” set the stage for the rise of Jim ...

In recent political debates over how to teach U.S. history, the subject of slavery has loomed large. Long-documented omissions and misrepresentations in lessons have left students with incomplete ...

Post-conflict and post-disaster reconstruction became an increasingly important issue after the destruction of cultural heritage sites in countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Nepal, Syria ...

Racist imagery saturated popular culture and Southern propaganda manipulated the story. The turn of the century is known as the ‘nadir’ of race relations, when white supremacy was ascendant and ...