Black History

Royce Martin’s “Memories on Morgan Street” brings Scott Joplin’s classics to the 21st century.

Dozens of students walked out of Francis Howell North High School as part of a protest against the school board’s decision to alter the Black history and Black literature courses after initially removing them.

“The whole purpose of racism from the beginning was to divide poor black and poor whites (so they could not) unite and create inclusive prosperity,” said former NAACP President Benjamin Jealous.

Parents and students in the Francis Howell School District say they're concerned that the school board’s decision to change Black history and literature courses could “whitewash” Black history.

Through colorful imagery and detailed documentation, co-authors Calvin Riley and NiNi Harris tell the stories of enslaved people, nightclub owners, soldiers and everyday Black St. Louisans.

Are you serving pumpkin or sweet potato pie this Thanksgiving? A look at the history and cultural ties that influence why Americans may prefer one or the other.

A dispute over the location of an 1894 lynching roils a Missouri town.

Michael Harriot unpacks American history to reveal the “Black AF” history inside.

The African and African American Studies department at Washington University at St. Louis will teach area high school educators about African American history in St. Louis and ways to incorporate the history into class lessons.

New Philadelphia, a small Pike County, Illinois, town rich in history, is making headlines nearly 200 years after it was founded. It made a name for itself in 1836 when it became the first town legally registered and platted by a formerly enslaved person. Recently, the town site became the nation’s 424th national park.