by Valentina Restrepo | Nov 21, 2025
“Strange Fruit,” recorded in 1939 by Billie Holiday, is one of the most well-known and powerful protest songs. Originally written as a poem in 1937 by Abel Meeropol (under the name Lewis Allan), it protested the lynching of Black Americans and systemic racism.[1] The...
by Nicholas Reichert | May 1, 2023
Why were the early American’s fighting in the American Revolution? They were fighting for freedom and liberty. The American army, or the Patriots, were determined to gain their societal freedom from the British rule. William Waller was a rifleman in George...
by Kailah Harris | May 2, 2022
The image depicted is titled The Road to Liberty: A Station on the Underground Railroad, and it was published sometime between the years 1800-1809, by unknown artists. This artwork depicts the challenges that so many strong and daring individuals, both free (Whites)...