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After Confederate Forces Captured Their Children, These Black Mothers Fought to Reunite Their Families

During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the conflict ended, two women sought help from high places to track down their lost loved ones Robert Colby – Author, An Unholy Traffic: Slave Trading in the Civil War South A Harper’s Weekly illustration of Confederate soldiers driving Black AmericansContinue reading “After Confederate Forces Captured Their Children, These Black Mothers Fought to Reunite Their Families”

America’s Oldest Museum of Black Culture Started in a Living Room

The DuSable Museum of African American History was founded by Margaret Taylor-Burroughs, born on this day in 1915 Today, the DuSable Museum of African American History is a Chicago landmark. In 1961, it was started in the living room of Margaret Taylor-Burroughs.Born on this day in 1915, Taylor-Burroughs started what was then called the Ebony Museum ofContinue reading “America’s Oldest Museum of Black Culture Started in a Living Room”