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by: Karuna Wadhera Around the 1920’s time period, racism was still very much a big deal – even though slavery was supposedly eradicated. Lynching of African Americans thus became common. This bill was announced as the Dyer bill, named after … Continue reading →

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by: Sonya Jain The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded in 1909 by bi-racial activists. It was originally called the National Negro Committee and is the nation’s oldest civil rights organization. Its main purpose was to … Continue reading →

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by: Gauri Ganjoo The Brotherhood of the Sleeping Car Porters was the first African American labor union to successfully sign a collective bargaining agreement with a major U.S. corporation. It was organized by A Philip Randolph, one of the most … Continue reading →