These were the most viewed posts of 2021! Thanks so much for reading Rediscovering Black History, we look forward to bringing you more stories from the National Archives relating to Black history in 2022!
#6 Before Kamala – Black Women in Presidential Administrations
Marking the occasion of Kamala Harris becoming the first woman and woman of color Vice President, this post recounts the many Black women who have served in presidential administrations over the past 90 years.
#5/4 “The Responsibility is Placed in your Hands Entirely” – Red Cross Relief after the Tulsa Race Massacre & “Everything was Burned to the Ground:” The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
To commemorate 100 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre, there two blogs about the events of the day and the response and efforts of the Red Cross to aid the victims and survivors.
#3 The First Time Jackie Robinson Broke Baseball’s Color Barrier
A post to mark the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in the minor leagues – one year before his more celebrated debut in Major League Baseball.
#2 Juneteenth: The Celebration of a New Freedom in America
Last year, Juneteenth became a federal holiday. This post details the history of General Order 3, and early Juneteenth celebrations in Texas.
#1 The People v. Jim Crow: Federal Cases that Inspired the Freedom Rides of 1961
In the year of the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Freedom Rides, this post is about the court cases that also fought to contest Jim Crow.
More most viewed blog posts in 2021:
- William Dorsey Swann, the Queen of Drag, 2020
- Voting Rights in the Early 1960s: “Registering Who they Wanted To”, 2016
- Providing a New Deal for Young Black Women: Mary McLeod Bethune and the Negro Affairs Division of the NYA, 2014
- “And They Thought We Couldn’t Fight:” Remembering the Nine Soldiers in a World War I Photo, 2017
- How to Use the Panama Canal Records at the National Archives, Part I, 2015