Black History Month

In decades after Civil War, promise of West lured Black homesteaders

Credit: Library of Congress

How ‘The New Negro’ started a renaissance, and not just in Harlem

Credit: NY Public Library Public Colletions

Betty and John: How love broke the color line in Georgia

Credit: Sylvia Jarrus

Harlem Globetrotters faced racial tension, brought basketball thrills

Black double-consciousness: Du Bois’ century-plus concept still valid

AJC Bookshelf: 3 must-read books for Black History Month

Credit: Suzanne Van Atten

Black midwives carry on traditions but fight for legitimacy in Georgia

Credit: Georgia Historical Society, Jenni Girtman for the AJC

At Tuskegee, U.S. experimented on Black men with syphilis for 40 years

‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’: Whether anthem or hymn, song invokes pride

The Niagara Movement: A ‘mighty current’ of Negro activism

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