To make Medium work, we log user data. By using Medium, you agree to our Privacy Policy, including cookie policy. Homepage Sign inGet started SUPPORT TIMELINEPHOTOSVIDEOSWOMEN'S HISTORYBLACK HISTORYNEWSLETTER Follow This was the only refugee camp in America for Jews fleeing the Nazis This was the only refugee camp in America for Jews fleeing the Nazis Roosevelt’s effort to help came at the end of the war, but still spared a thousand lives Nina Renata Aron Jun 22, 2018 How NYC tenements once hid secret sweatshops How NYC tenements once hid secret sweatshops Brendan Seibel Jun 20, 2018 She was one of the first black women to host a television show She was one of the first black women to host a television show Ashawnta Jackson Jun 19, 2018 Featured Stories The radical history of the headwrap The radical history of the headwrap Born into slavery, then reclaimed by black women, the headwrap is now a celebrated expression of style and identity Khanya Mtshali May 10, 2018 These trendsetting lesbian lovers fled 1920s America for Paris and lived their best life These trendsetting lesbian lovers fled 1920s America for Paris and ... Nina Renata Aron May 10, 2018 Welcome to Operation Dixie, the most ambitious unionization attempt in the U.S. Welcome to Operation Dixie, the most ambitious unionization attempt... Meagan Day May 8, 2018 As men took over the video game industry, Brenda Laurel pioneered girls’ games As men took over the video game industry, Brenda Laurel pioneered g... Shoshi Parks May 4, 2018 Born into slavery, this man won the Kentucky Derby three times and became the richest American… Born into slavery, this man won the Kentucky Derby three times and ... Timeline May 8, 2018 These horrifying ‘human zoos’ delighted American audiences at the turn of the 20th century These horrifying ‘human zoos’ delighted American audiences at the t... Shoshi Parks Mar 19, 2018 The man responsible for the modern NRA killed a Hispanic teenager, before becoming a border agent The man responsible for the modern NRA killed a Hispanic teenager, ... Laura Smith Jul 6, 2017