Welcome and Program Overview

This is your chance to quickly get an overview of some issues that affect all of us. Please approach it with an open mind and…

War on Drugs and Thugs

The History of America and African Americans The War on Drugs…and Thugs Per President Richard Nixon’s Domestic Policy Adviser, John Ehrlichman,“The Nixon campaign in 1968,…

Separate but Equal

The History of America and African Americans “Separate but Equal” In the 1896 landmark Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, the Court made an infamous…

Reconstruction

The History of America and African Americans Reconstruction President Lincoln sought to bring forth a “new birth of freedom” to restore the Union and reestablish…

Introduction to African American History

The History of America and African Americans Introduction The history of African Americans in the United States is commemorated a major year, 2019, which marks…

Civil War

Civil War The History of America and African Americans The Civil War In 1860, Abraham Lincoln, a Republican from Illinois, was elected president. This election…