Meeropol brothers launch petition to exonerate their mother, Ethel Rosenberg
In the light of newly uncovered evidence, a campaign is now underway to exonerate Ethel Rosenberg.
This week in history: Robert Carter III starts freeing his slaves
Carter came of legal age in 1749; by then he owned 6500 acres of land and 100 slaves. Within his lifetime he freed 452 slaves, and more following his death.
This week in history: The SS Andrea Doria sinks off Nantucket
Unanswered questions about the tragedy, and questions of cause and blame, have haunted survivors and investigators for 60 years.
“No touching” through the border’s iron bars
Sunday is the day for families to meet through the border wall. The couple had come to see their daughter, Florita Galvez.
This week in LGBTQ history: UN issues Free & Equal stamps
In February of this year, the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) issued a set of six stamps promoting the UN Free & Equal campaign.
Decades later, Mississippi is still burning
In 1964, the brutal slayings of three civil rights workers rocked the country. Their deaths cast a spotlight on horrifice violence and injustice.
Baptists, citing another tradition in the South, denounce Confederate flag
Two recent, very different, actions illustrate that although those in power have tried to repress it, the tradition of fighting racism in the South runs as deep as the racism itself.
Today in history: Juneteenth celebrates 1865 freedom for slaves
This still popularly observed African American celebration honors the day when slaves in Texas heard they had been freed.
This week in LGBTQ history: Recognizing African-American activist Pauli Murray
The civil rights activist, lawyer, and theologian, and an acknowledged lesbian, will soon lend her name to one of two new residential colleges.
In the vanguard for gay liberation: The life of Communist organizer Harry Hay
In 1950, Harry Hay, longtime Communist and union activist, founded the Mattachine Society, one of America's first LGBTQ rights organizations.
