Before Victor Glover makes history on Artemis II, there was York, an enslaved man who played a key role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
His story is a reminder: Black explorers have always been part of history, even when they weren’t centered.
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75 Years Later: The Black Teen Activist Who Helped Desegregate U.S. Schools
Before the landmark ruling that ended school segregation, a 16-year-old Black student in Virginia took a stand. Barbara Johns’ 1951 walkout wasn’t just a protest—it helped ignite a legal battle that reshaped American education and civil rights history.
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Unsung Heroes: How Many of These 19 Black Historical Figures Do You Know?
19 Black historical figures whose names might be lost in the fight for a more robust Black history education. Read more to find out how the lives of these figures shaped today’s…