As the Disunited States of America celebrates its 250th year as a democracy, it’s hard not to recognize that Black Americans can only celebrate a truncated version of “freedom” for the past 160 years. The fact is that the country has only been a democracy for Black people for about seven decades. Out of its […]
Author Archives: Michelle Duster
Michelle Duster is an educator, public historian, and activist whose advocacy has led to street names, monuments, historical markers, and other public history projects that add to the representation of African Americans and women. She is the author of several books, including Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells and Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth about her paternal great-grandmother.
