'John Lewis: Good Trouble' Documents Civil Rights Leader's Human Side
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with filmmaker Dawn Porter about her latest film, John Lewis: Good Trouble.
History
Denver School Principal On How Black Students Led Swift Changes To History Curriculum
Kimberly Grayson took her high schoolers to the African American history museum in D.C. When students pressed their white teachers to take the same trip, a revised history curriculum quickly followed.
World War II Naval Drama 'Greyhound' Charts A Trim, Efficient Course
Tom Hanks stars in, and wrote the screenplay for, this familiar but effective tale of a Navy captain leading a convoy of merchants ships through U-boat-infested seas.
Brent Leggs: How Can Seeing Black History As American History Begin To Make Amends?
How can we make amends for the atrocities of slavery and segregation? Historian and preservationist Brent Leggs discusses one step in confronting the past: preserving African American historic sites.
In Alabama, A City Debates How To Depict Its Past In The Present
When the city of Mobile, Ala., took down a statue of a Confederate naval officer it sparked a conversation about what the statue meant, and how the city's Confederate history should be portrayed.
How LeBron James' Infamous Decision Changed The League Forever
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Kevin Arnovitz, an NBA writer for ESPN, about how LeBron James' decision to take his talents to South Beach 10 years ago has changed the league.
History Professors Find Letter Showing Frederick Douglass' Opinion On Lincoln Statue
A debate over the statue of Lincoln and a freed slave in Washington, D.C., led two history professors to discover Frederick Douglass' letter, which could sway some opinions on the matter.
We Are Repeating The Discrimination Experiment Every Day, Says Educator Jane Elliott
Elliott created the blue-eyes/brown-eyes classroom exercise in 1968 to teach students about racism. Today, she says, it's still playing out as the U.S. reckons with racial injustice.
'We've Got To Learn From Our History,' 'Demagogue' Author Warns
Author Larry Tye chronicles Sen. Joseph McCarthy's infamous smear campaign in a new book. He says both McCarthy and Trump are "bullies" who exploit fears and "point fingers when they're attacked."
2 Divers Discover 16th Century Shipwreck Off The Coast Of Italy
A confirmation of the ship's identity will make it the first Renaissance-era ship with its hull timbers intact. It was one of the largest Italian merchant vessels of its time when it went down.