Black intellectuals in the U.S.—from W. E. B. Du Bois to Marcus Garvey—had strong and divergent opinions on Japanese Empire.

Russian serfdom and American slavery ended within two years of each other; the defenders of these systems of bondage surprisingly shared many of the same arguments.

The writings of Martin Luther King, not so well known as his speeches and acts of civil disobedience, are a rich source for those researching his life.

The integration of collegiate and professional sports parallels the civil rights movement, but in important ways it was a whole different track.

William Lambert and George De Baptiste, free-born black men, used the underground railroad to help slaves escape to British Canada. 

Toni Morrison has compared writer Ta-Nehisi Coates to James Baldwin; find out why here.