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Hazel Scott, Jazz Pianist, Was Blacklisted for Fighting Segregation

Jazz pianist Hazel Scott refused to play segregated shows and filed a lawsuit against a racist Washington restaurant. She was blacklisted for her advocacy. ....

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Florida's academic standards distort the contributions that enslaved Africans made to American society

While a Florida curriculum implies that enslaved Africans ‘benefited’ from skills acquired through slavery, history shows they brought knowledge and skills to the US that predate their captivity. ....

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The untapped potential of the Henry Knox Museum

The Midcoast was home to a Founding Father. With proper funding and involvement, the museum could become a campus and educational center. ....

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DNA of enslaved iron workers illuminates African American history

Not far from Camp David, the U.S. presidential retreat in Catoctin Mountain Park in Maryland, lies the remnants of an iron forge called Catoctin Furnace founded in the late 18th century, an important site for understanding the dawn of the Industrial Revolution in early U.S. history. The site now also is providing unique insight into African American history thanks to research involving DNA obtained from the remains of 27 individuals buried in a cemetery for enslaved people at Catoctin Furnace. The remains, held at the Smithsonian Institution since being excavated in the 1970s due to highway construction, were of 16 males and 11 females, ranging from infants to adults over age 60. ....

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The Skanner News - The Nuclear Arms Race's Legacy at Home: Toxic Contamination, Staggering Cleanup Costs and a Culture of Government Secrecy

The Hanford nuclear site in eastern Washington state is the most toxic site in the U.S.

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