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Jackson (1829–1837) was the architect of the Indian Removal Act (1830), which forced Native Americans off their lands in the Trail of Tears. Jackson owned enslaved people and defended slavery as ...

Mijuel K. Johnson stood on the ground where the dining room of the first president’s residence once stood as he told the story of Ona Judge’s path to freedom. Speaking to a group assembled just steps ...

From permitting Black codes to creating a pathway for Klan terrorism, these five presidents created unjust and dangerous situations for Black Americans, Dr. Robert C. Smith, an African American ...

Throughout history, Black Americans have had a complicated relationship with the president. Although we faithfully participate in the democratic process, casting our vote for the candidate we feel ...

While there’s only been one successful Black American to sit behind the Oval Office, Black folks have a long history of running for U.S. president and getting pretty damn close! Before Barack Obama, ...