Anti-Literacy Laws

John Berry Meachum: The Abolitionist Who Built a Floating School to Defy Anti-Black Literacy Laws

In the early 19th century, a remarkable figure emerged in the fight against oppression and systemic racism in the United States. John Berry Meachum, a freed African reverend, educator, abolitionist and entrepreneur, defied the odds and built a legacy...
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Cordella Stevenson: The Woman Brutally Lynched by a White Mob for Her Son’s Alleged Crime

Cordella Stevenson was a Black woman living in rural Mississippi. In 1915, after her son was suspected of a...