The Tuskegee Experiment
In 1932 a group of physicians started a study on syphilis in black men, which became one of the most heinous tragedies in medical history and impacted the lives of black Americans across the country – This is what happened
Category: black history
The legalised lynching of George Stinney
‘Why would they kill me for something I didn’t do?’ The tragic story of George Stinney and one of America’s greatest miscarriages of justice.
The Birmingham Children’s Crusade
As hundreds of thousands of young people across the world take to the streets making it clear that Black Lives Matter, the story of The Birmingham Children’s Crusade has never been more relevant.
Revolution by rouge – the beginnings of the black beauty industry
Before there was Fenty, there was Madame CJ Walker. But not only her, there were dozens, then hundreds and then thousands of people, who built the black beauty industry. And those pioneers didn’t just want to make rouge, they wanted a revolution.
What was The Green Book?
Now the inspiration for an Oscar winning film, the story of The Green Book is in fact one of the most vital, dark and yet uplifting chapters of black history
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