Engraving shows an agent from the Freedmen's Bureau as he separates two groups of armed men, one comprised of white men and the other of freed slaves, 1868. The Freedmen's Bureau was created to help refugees from the American Civil War.

First page of the newspaper Le Petit Journal Sunday 7 October 1906 in illustration "Lynching" Massacre in the United States of African Americans in Atlanta (Georgia).

Resurrection City, the home of the Poor People's Campaign, is shown on May 31, 1968 after being soaked by days of rain.

Black Women Who Have Run For President, Carol Moseley Braun

Chief Justice Earl Warren, pictured in 1966.

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American poet and author Maya Angelou gestures while speaking in a chair during an interview at her home on April 8, 1978.

African American cotton pickers in Florida, 1879

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Nadra Nittle is a veteran journalist who is currently the education reporter for The 19th. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, NBC News, The Atlantic, Business Insider and other outlets. She is the author of bell hooks' Spiritual Vision and other books.

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<p>The 1970s was an era when the women's rights, gay rights and environmental movements gained momentum. The Vietnam War came to a close, the Watergate scandal led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon, the United States ended direct involvement in the Vietnam War and President Jimmy Carter grappled with an energy crisis, inflation and the Iran Hostage Crisis.</p>


1970s

<p>From raising families to leading armies, women such as Catherine the Great, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen Amanirenas, Queen Elizabeth I, Susan B. Anthony, Rosa Parks, Marie Curie, Rosalind Franklin and countless others have played a vital role in history.</p>


Women’s History

<p>Slavery was widely practiced throughout the ancient world, and in the American colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries, which helped propel the United States into the Civil War.</p>


Slavery

<p>The 1960s was one of the most tumultuous and divisive decades in world history. The era was marked by the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War and antiwar protests, countercultural movements, political assassinations and the emerging "generation gap."</p>


1960s

<p>The U.S. government, with its three branches of government and a system of checks and balances, is responsible for governing the 50 states and all districts and territories of the United States.</p>


U.S. Government and Politics

<p>The Civil War was America's bloodiest and most divisive conflict, pitting the Union Army against the Confederate States of America. The war resulted in the deaths of more than 620,000 people, with millions more injured and the South left in ruins.</p>


Civil War

<p>Sports and recreation are an integral part of human history, from the ancient Olympics to the Kentucky Derby, Jackie Robinson, Negro League Baseball, the Super Bowl and more.</p>


Sports

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Black History

<p>The U.S. Constitution, signed on September 17, 1787, created America’s federal government, established fundamental laws and legal structures while guaranteeing certain basic rights for American citizens.</p>


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How Coretta Scott King Forged Her Own Legacy

How Bleeding Kansas Led to the Civil War

Maya Angelou Thrived in Multiple Careers Before Becoming a Writer

How the Warren Court Expanded Civil Rights in America

The Short‑Lived Promise of ’40 Acres and a Mule’

The 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre: How Fearmongering Led to Violence

MLK’s Final Cause: Poor People’s Campaign Demanding Economic Justice

Why Black American Athletes Raised Their Fists at the 1968 Olympics

Black Women Who Have Run for President

Shirley Chisholm: Facts About Her Trailblazing Career

How the Black Codes Limited African American Progress After the Civil War

How the Greensboro Four Sit‑In Sparked a Movement