The Mackinac Center for Public Policy has commemorated Black History Month for many years with essays celebrating the character, fortitude and enterprise of history's leading black Americans. This year's installment, "Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington and Liberty," remembers a message of common human rights delivered by two uncommon men.
You can find our past articles, which are still timely, below. We believe them to be a stimulating and enjoyable exploration of America's black heritage.
Celebrating the
Achievements of Black American Entrepreneurs
https://www.mackinac.org/4052
The Crusade of Sojourner Truth
https://www.mackinac.org/1649
Berry Gordy and
Motown Records
https://www.mackinac.org/344
Remembering Ralph Bunche
https://www.mackinac.org/6111
Joe Louis vs. the IRS
https://www.mackinac.org/22
The Rediscovery of
Booker T. Washington
https://www.mackinac.org/345
Black History
Lessons From Motown — and Beyond
https://www.mackinac.org/509
Truth Sets Black
Slaves Free
https://www.mackinac.org/1714
Bridging the
Racial Gap
https://www.mackinac.org/38
Remembering "The
Real McCoy"
https://www.mackinac.org/72
What Segregation Did to the Detroit Tigers
https://www.mackinac.org/34
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