immigration The wild story of the first known Chinese person to live in Boston in the 1790s Thom Dunn
slavery The Boston Public Library needs help transcribing 40,000 anti-slavery documents from the 19th century Thom Dunn
photography Sixth great-grandson of Thomas Jefferson re-creates his presidential portrait Rusty Blazenhoff
black lives matter It's not ok to use the term "slave," and the "B" in Black should be capitalized Rusty Blazenhoff
History Juneteenth: "Emancipation is a marker of progress for white Americans, not black ones." David Pescovitz
education Elementary school apologizes after children of color were asked by peers to role-play as slaves for lesson David Pescovitz
racism White woman interrupted a Broadway talkback to call the playwright "racist against white people." Thom Dunn
happy mutants The Folio Society is releasing a gorgeous edition of Octavia Butler's "Kindred" Cory Doctorow
not food The real meaning of plantation tours: American Downton Abbey vs American Horror Story Cory Doctorow
fox news Bill O'Reilly sums up American history perfectly in two tweets, doesn't realize it Xeni Jardin