Voting rights still need to be protected
President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 If you have seen the movie Selma, you will be reminded that the securing of voting rights for African Americans is still something relatively new. Though Congress passed the 15th Amendment as long ago as 1870...
Memory and the Colored Troops of the US Civil War
On this Veterans Day, we remember veterans of all wars, past and present. We are thankful for their courage. They are true examples of loyalty and patriotism. At this time, it is also worth remembering that there is a long tradition of people of African descent...
America: a place of refuge?
Today for my class on Holocaust history, we watched the film, Woman in Gold. The film is about an Austrian Holocaust survivor, Maria Altmann, who discovered late in life that a famous painting of her aunt was stolen by the Nazis. With the help of a young Jewish...
A Life Well Spent R.I.P.Dr. Ron Myers
I have been thinking a lot about a life well spent. It is not about fame or fortune or even length of years. Dr. Ron Myers, a man of faith, lived and died so honorably. He was a doctor, a preacher, a musician, and an activist. For years, he lobbied US Presidents...
Keeping Families Together: Who we are vs. Who we were
On May 29, Dora * was pulled over by the police in a routine traffic stop in Albany, New York. Never did she imagine that in spite of the fact that she has a valid work permit, no criminal record and is a law abiding taxpayer that she would that evening be sent to...
Anne C. Bailey and company write about race, slavery, refugees, diasporas, African American, Caribbean and African studies, human rights, history, and memory. We publish every weekend.
Find Anne C. Bailey's non-fiction book : The Weeping Time:
Memory and the Largest Slave Auction in American History (Beacon Press)
