Lauren Ackerman, Author at

Student Historian

Lauren Ackerman graduated from Macalester College in 2010 with a degree in Political Science and International Studies. Her interest in how movements for social justice inform each other across borders and identities led her study the intersection of the gay rights movement and the anti-Apartheid movement in Cape Town, South Africa. After graduating, Lauren taught English in a STEM-focused high school in northwestern Japan. She is currently a candidate for the University of Washington Secondary Teachers Education Program and hopes to teach high school civics and social studies.

Thornton Dial (1928-2016)

Thornton Dial, a native Alabamian, was an artist and sculptor famous for yard show-influenced, mixed media pieces that used discarded everyday objects to symbolize the history and experience of African Americans in the South. While he did not belong to any formal school of art, … Read MoreThornton Dial (1928-2016)

DuSable Museum of African American History (1961– )

Founded in 1961, the DuSable Museum of African American History is oldest museum dedicated to African American history in the United States. The DuSable began as the Ebony Museum of Negro History, housed in the South Side Chicago, Illinois home of DuSable High School teacher, … Read MoreDuSable Museum of African American History (1961– )

Albina, Portland, Oregon (1870- )

Albina is a neighborhood located in Northeast Portland, Oregon that for most of the 20th century was home to the majority of the city’s African American population. Before it was annexed into Portland in 1891, Albina was a rapidly growing city on the east side … Read MoreAlbina, Portland, Oregon (1870- )

Janet Emerson Bashen (1957- )

Janet Emerson Bashen is the founder and CEO of the Bashen Corporation, a private consulting group that investigates Equal Employment Opportunity complaints under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. She is the first African American woman in the United States to hold a … Read MoreJanet Emerson Bashen (1957- )

Bricktown and Deep Deuce, Oklahoma City (1889- )

Like the rest of Oklahoma City, Bricktown began with the Land Run of 1889. At the junction of the Oklahoma railroad station and the Oklahoma River, the land that is now Oklahoma City and its surroundings was especially appealing to both farmers and settlers who … Read MoreBricktown and Deep Deuce, Oklahoma City (1889- )