Searching for the real ‘Gullah Gullah Island’
Source: CNN
Watch this short video to learn about how the Enslaved descendants of West African heritage find common ground in order to bring their culture to an entire generation of Americans.
History
Bucktown Village Store
Source: Atlas Obscura
Read about where Harriet Tubman got her start as a conductor on the Underground Railroad.
Land and the roots of African-American poverty
Source: Aeon
Read this article to learn how inequalities were perpetuated after slavery was abolished. Consider this researcher’s opinions on generational wealth and systemic poverty.
Walt Whitman’s Brooklyn
Source: Lapham's Quarterly
Walt Whitman spent a great deal of his life in Brooklyn. Choose a part of Walt Whitman’s Brooklyn to explore, complete with commentary, photographs, and Whitman’s own words.
American Descendents
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
View one photographer’s powerful photo series where he recreates portraits of famous Americans with their descendants.
How America Thought About Refugees 70 Years Ago
Source: Bunk
Read a current journalist’s thoughts on journalism of the past as it pertains to sentiments on refugees.
What really happened during the Salem Witch Trials
Source: TED
Watch: The Salem Witch Trials emanated from falsities, but the destruction they caused were all too real.
Washington’s NFL team drops ‘Redskins’ name after 87 years
Source: AP News
Washington’s NFL team retires “Redskins” name after decades of criticisms in the wake of recent racial injustices.
With a gay protagonist, Pixar short ‘Out’ makes history
Source: AP News
Animator Steven Hunter is proud to be a part of Pixar’s first film containing an LGBTQ protagonist.
How Hurricanes Have Shaped the Course of U.S. History
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
As much as humans have shaped nature, nature has also shaped the course of human history. Read more about how hurricanes affect us.