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The Jewish Teens Who Fought Back Against Hitler

These resistance fighters attacked Nazi troops, sabotaged infrastructure, and blew up trains and bridges.

What To Know About Crazy Horse on the Anniversary of His Assassination

“The spirit of Crazy Horse is one of resistance. It’s bravery in the face of insurmountable odds.”

The 19th Amendment Only Really Helped White Women

But women of color were critical to the amendment’s passage.

This Landmark Supreme Court Case Highlighted the Link Between Whiteness and Citizenship

A 1923 U.S. Supreme Court decision shut the door to Asian immigrants for decades.

Maggie Kuhn's Gray Panthers Prove Activism Has No Age Limits

“The name ‘Gray Panthers’ conjures the power of older people.”

The Black Panthers' "Rainbow Coalition," Explained

The Rainbow Coalition was created to unite poor blacks, poor whites, and Latinos.

What History Books Get Wrong About the Battle of Little Big Horn

The Lakota, not George Custer, deserve our attention.

Why Some Natives Don't Want American Citizenship

It was only granted in 1924, and the rights that come with the designation have been long ignored.

The Freedom Summer Turned Students Into Revolutionaries

Young organizers joined Southern activists to change the American landscape.

The Woman Who Created Mother's Day Ended Up Hating the Holiday

Capitalism ruined everything.

The Anti-Gay Lavender Scare, Explained

What you need to know about an infamous chapter of U.S. history.

Mexican Revolutionary Petra Herrera Posed as a Man to Fight for Her Country

The soldadera even pretended to shave her “beard” at dawn, before her fellow soldiers were awake.

FYI, the Federal Government Doesn't Actually Guarantee Equal Rights to Women

Despite a proposed constitutional amendment that feminists have worked hard to pass.

Meet the Women Revolutionaries Who Shaped Mexican History

History's men objectified these valiant soldaderas, who helped eliminate an elitist hierarchy in their country.

These Native Activists Reclaimed Alcatraz From the Government for Nearly 2 Years

An organizer behind the Alcatraz Occupation explains this important action often left out of history books.

Blackface Is as Racist Today as It Was When It First Started

This OG History explains where the ignorant practice actually came from.

Icon Shirley Chisholm Paved the Way for Black Women In Politics

“If you can’t support me, if you can’t endorse me, get out of my way."

How A Sit-In Movement Started By Black Students Changed Activism Forever

The demonstrations started in Greensboro, North Carolina, and spread throughout the country.

Mexico's Zapatistas Have Been Rebelling for Decades

One of their guiding principles is the construction of a “world where many worlds fit.”

How White People Pushed Out Hawai'i's Monarchy

Hawai'i rightfully belongs to its peoples, who were thriving long before U.S. imperialism took hold.