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Summer is here in full swing, meaning families and thrill seekers across the U.S. will head to theme parks in search of some fun in the sun. For those looking to combine screams with savings this summer, vacation rental marketplace HomeToGo ranked 42 theme parks across the country based on affordability and attractions in its […]
“The Stories of Us,” an outdoor art exhibition featuring 10 hand-painted drum sculptures by 11 local artists, opens Wednesday and runs through the summer in Capitol Park in downtown Detroit. The exhibition will be a part of Detroit’s upcoming Juneteenth celebrations, and will honor the legacy of Detroiters who have helped define the city’s culture. […]
The first legally sanctioned free Black settlement in the United States — predating the Civil War by a century — will soon offer visitors a life-sized replica of the complex known as Fort Mose, which has been buried under earth and water on the Florida coast. Sarah Enelow-Snyder describes the history and rediscovery of the […]
268th Station Hospital Surgical Ward in 1944. National Archives The Army Nurse Corps was established in 1901, but African American nurses were not allowed to serve until 1918. During World War II, over 59,000 nurses served in the Army Nurse Corps. Women served closer to the frontlines than ever before. The need for manpower during […]
Administering the Oath of Allegiance to Confederate soldiers Library of Congress Image Reconstruction (1865-1877), the period that followed the American Civil War, is perhaps the most controversial era in American history. Traditionally portrayed by historians as a sordid time when vindictive Radical Republicans fastened black supremacy upon the defeated Confederacy, Reconstruction has lately been viewed […]
Black History Month Program Descriptions For a complete schedule of planned presentations, see the event calendar at the bottom of the page below. Coffee with a Ranger Start your day at Mammoth Cave by having coffee with a ranger! Join a ranger as they answer your questions about the caves, plants, animals, area information, or […]
Whether it’s discriminating in mortgage lending, destroying vibrant Black neighborhoods with interstates or providing fewer trees for shade and healthier air, America has a history of limiting land use for Black people. Those decades-old practices, in some cases
When tau proteins build up in human brains, they form tangles that progressively get worse causing memories and motor function to diminish. Hibernating bears also experience a massive accumulation of tau in the brain (the proteins may help protect neurons during inactivity), but hibernating bears can quickly clear out the tau-tangles upon wakening with their […]
Footnotes [1] “Leasing the Smith School,” Boston Globe, Sept. 7, 1877.; “Acted On in Concurrence,” Boston Globe, Oct. 8, 1886.; “Passed in Concurrence,” Boston Globe, Sept. 9, 1887. [2] “National GAR Records Program – Historical Summary of Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Posts by State – Massachusetts,” Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil […]
Ida B. Wells is an African American civil rights advocate, journalist, and feminist. She is an American Hero. View a short video about her work to guarantee access to the vote. Wells was born enslaved in Holly Springs, Mississippi in 1862. She was the oldest daughter of James and Lizzie Wells. During Reconstruction, her parents […]