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Overlooked History

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

Capitalism ruined everything.

Japanese-American Teens are Visiting Former Incarceration Camps to Confront History

Nineteen-year-old Sydney Takeda's grandparents were among the 110,000 people held in isolated "relocation centers."

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.

129 Women, Mostly Young Immigrants, Died on This Day in History

The youngest victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire were both 14 years old.

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

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

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.

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."

Conservatives Using "Sacagawea" As an Insult Need a History Lesson

She was an incredible woman and she deserves respect.

On Chicanx Activists, and the Mexican-American History Lesson They Don't Teach in School

"The Chicanx movement was at once an effort to define a national identity, as well as a national consciousness among Mexican-Americans.”

Where Did the “Feminists Burn Their Bras” Myth Come From?

If you’re a feminist, you might be wondering why you’ve yet to be invited to a ceremonial bra-burning ritual.

How the Zoot Suit Became a Symbol of Resistance for Mexican-American People

It rose from Black communities and ultimately helped brown people fight back, too.

The Government Once Enacted a “Plan” That Led to the Mass Incarceration of Women

Don’t let history repeat itself.