Blacks

Read part 1 from this 2 part series here Slavery was abolished after the Civil War in 1865, but the aftershocks continue to this day. A key chapter in the history of race in the United States took place in the mid 20th century, whenmillions of Blacks migrated north from the segregated South. This two-part […]

Read part 2 from this 2 part series here Around 1830 in Cincinnati, Dan Rice, a white minstrel who performed in blackface, came upon a small, ragged Black child singing “Jump Jim Crow.” He added the song to his repertoire, and it became a popular part of his performance. Six decades later, the term “Jim […]