Jeannine Hill Fletcher teaches theology at Fordham University and is author of the forthcoming Grace of the Ghosts: A ...

But at the very spot where this lynching unfolded nearly 70 years ago – nothing ... And that, said Thompson, is the point. In his new book, "The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi" ...

I did feel that the day was going to come eventually, but it’s not a song I ever wanted to sing,” Julian Lennon told me in ...

What You Need To Know A website project called Lynching in Texas seeks to document more than 700 cases of the killings of Blacks and Hispanics up until 1942 Dr. Jeff Littlejohn and his team of ...

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In America's hottest city, Black residents die by suicide at twice the national average. Cultivating the land might be their ...

This year marks a full century since Roanoke ceased to be “the Black Hollywood.” If you never knew that Roanoke once held that title, then we have a lot of catching up to do before we get to why ...

Both people died in racist lynchings, and relatives of each were aghast Tuesday after President Donald Trump compared his own possible impeachment to lynching — racist killings, often for the ...

When I was a teenager, a mostly forgotten series of novels taught me U.S. history. How would they read to me now?

"It’s hard not to feel a chill down your back when you imagine all of the possibilities that could come out of this case." ...

His book is a fascinating read, impressively well researched and festooned with fascinating photographs. “The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia” is available in Fairfax County Public Libraries.

A Summer Reading List for America’s 250th Anniversary. On July 4, 2026, America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the ...