Unrest in Cairo: Remembering the 1967 Illinois Race Riots
On July 17, 1967, the city of Cairo, Illinois, descended into chaos following the suspicious death of Private Robert Hunt, a young Black soldier found hanged in a local jail…
Remembering Eric Garner: 11 Years Later
On this day in 2014, Eric Garner, a father of six and lifelong resident of Staten Island. Garner was placed in an illegal chokehold by the New York Police Department.…
What Really Happened in The Amistad Trail
The Amistad trial was one of the most significant legal battles in U.S. history. It began in a quiet courtroom in New Haven, Connecticut. In 1839, a group of enslaved…