Reconstruction: The Vote – Black History in Two Minutes (or So)
After the Civil War, the Reconstruction era brought about hope and change in the form of citizenship and equality in America. Black men were given the right to vote, and in 1870, Hiram Revels became...
View ArticleA Visual History of Sports, animated
What are the origins of our favorite sports? How long have we been racing, surfing, flying kites, or skateboarding? Watch this animation from The Atlantic for a peek at some of the popular sports...
View ArticleShirley Chisholm, the First Black Congresswoman
As the nation’s first Black congresswoman and the first woman to run for President of the United States, Shirley Chisholm, as lawyer and professor Kimberlé Crenshaw explains, stood at the intersection...
View Article‘The Hill We Climb’ by Amanda Gorman
Named National Youth Poet Laureate in 2017, 22-year-old Amanda Gorman became the United States’ youngest inaugural poet when she recited her poem, The Hill We Climb, at the inauguration of President...
View ArticleCanadian Inuit dogs, an ancient breed with incredible wilderness skills
Canadian Inuit dogs, one of 12 distinct breeds known as sled dogs: The strongest teams can pull well over a ton in weight. The fastest can sustain a pace of 30 kilometers per hour. And those with the...
View ArticleThe U.S. Capitol, a virtual field trip
Visit Emancipation Hall, the Crypt, the Rotunda, and National Statuary Hall in the video tour of the U.S. Capitol, above. This Architect of the Capitol video was released in April 2020 as a virtual...
View ArticleHow do Yellowstone Bison survive harsh winters?
“Two million winters have shaped a creature who attempts to survive here long after others have fled–the bison. A muscular hump supports a massive head, a snow plow that clears away drifts and uncovers...
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The Birth of Hip Hop
In 1973, DJ Kool Herc set up his turntables and introduced a technique at a South Bronx house party that would change music as many people knew it. His ability to switch from record to record — as well...
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Three proofs that Earth is round with NASA’s Michelle Thaller
“It’s not okay to think that the Earth is flat. This is not a viable argument,” explains Dr. Michelle Thaller, astronomer and science communicator with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. So how do...
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The Raised Fist Afro Comb: Untold’s Museum of Artifacts That Made America
In Untold History‘s Museum of Artifacts That Made America, an ancient grooming tool takes on new meaning in the 20th century. Designed for a client in 1972, Italian businessman Anthony R. Romani...
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Inventing the Game Cartridge: How Jerry Lawson revolutionized video games
You can download video games to your console, or get them on a game card or disc, but in the 1970s, there was only one game per game system until game cartridges were invented. The leadership of...
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Wolf to Dog Evolution: How Dogs (Eventually) Became Our Best Friends
When did dogs become the best friends to humans all around the globe? “There’s still a lot we don’t know about how wolves went from fairy tale villains to our canine companions,” explains...
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Five African-American inventors who improved the world
Alexander Miles, Charles Richard Drew, Marie Van Brittan Brown, Shirley Ann Jackson, and Mark E. Dean. Our world would be very different if not for these 5 African-American inventors and their...
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Digitizing the Marygrove Library: A Living Legacy
What happens to the books when a library closes? What if that library has a distinctive collection of 70,000 books and 3,000 journals—including local historical studies and “rare materials that aren’t...
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Ella Baker, The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement
For every high-profile leader, there are people doing essential work who are not as well known—making decisions, steering conversations, listening, problem-solving, organizing, and more. Ella Baker was...
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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, the UK’s first female doctor
Not far from Euston railway station and the British Library in central London sits a historic building The New Hospital For Women. Opened in 1890 by pioneering physician Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, it...
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Power beards, a Getty Museum 2-minute review
Beards have a long history of how different cultures identify warriors, thinkers, sovereigns, and leaders. Or sometimes the removal of beards is what communicates power. But how and why would facial...
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A Sekigahara Landscape painting, but animated with pixels
If artwork came to life, or perhaps if it transformed into a video game, it might look like “Sekigahara-Sansui-zu-Byobu” (Folding Screen of Painted Sekigahara Landscapes), an animated artwork by Yusuke...
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What is intersectionality?
What is intersectionality? And how does that connect with African American Women and the Struggle for Equality? Voiced by Black feminist YouTuber Jouelzy and lawyer and civil rights activist Kimberlé...
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How were barrels made at Mount Vernon?
How were buckets and barrels handmade in the late 1700s? Marshall Scheetz, a colonial cooper or barrel maker, demonstrates the era’s tools and traditional building methods in this how-it’s-made video...
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