At a certain time in American history, if you happened to be of a certain racial heritage — that is to say, not white — it was probably best not to …
The Racial History of the Term 'Grandfathered In'
While it often evokes the image of a gray-haired, old gentleman let off the hook because of his age, the intention behind the term "grandfathered" came from origins far more sinister. Learn about the Black Codes, sundown towns and more as we dive into the truth about the term "grandfathered."
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Growing up in Baltimore in the 1950s, the author and playwright Calvin Alexander Ramsey never really questioned why his family, like all other black …
Across the globe language and history are inevitably intertwined. Linguistic origins are borrowed and transformed, and as society changes, new words …
On April 9, 1865, the long and bloody American Civil War finally came to an end. It had already been two years since President Abraham Lincoln issued …
In 1857, approximately 10,000 residents of Oregon had the task of voting for their new state constitution, and they were asked three questions.