In the early 20th century, America was flexing its economic and political muscle on the international stage. The era was defined by the temperance movement, Progressive-era activism, the sinking of the Titanic and World War I.
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Black Codes The roots of Jim Crow laws began as early as 1865, immediately following the ratification of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery in the United States. Black codes were strict local and state laws that detailed when, where and how formerly enslaved people could work, and for how much compensation. The codes appeared […]
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Moses Fleetwood Walker played for a Major League Baseball team in the 1880s.
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A chronicle of a tragic fire that occurred at New York City’s Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in 1911.
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