It seems, at first glance, an innocuous if enigmatic artifact, a copper medallion 1.5 inches square, rough-edged and engraved with the words "Charleston. 571. Porter. 1856." But the inscription—a city ...

The nation was in a pivotal moment in 1894 when Labor Day was established as a federal holiday. Coming just three decades from slavery’s abolishment, Labor Day represented a key American paradox: Even ...

NMAHMAI copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "How does it feel to be a problem?" asked W.E.B. DuBois in The Souls of Black Folk (1903). For Progressive Era thinkers across ...

MILWAUKEE - Not far from America's Black Holocaust Museum is another venue devoted to African American history and culture that's worth a visit. The Wisconsin Black Historical Society Museum, 2620 W.

"Conversations" about domestic labor -- Women, civil rights, and grassroots mobilization -- A new day for domestic workers -- Intimacy, labor, and professionalization -- Space, place, and new models ...