Lessons in History

If you're going to tell a story, tell it like it is. Reflecting the African-American experience is the mission of about...time Magazine, and through top-quality journalism, they tell the stories -- histories, herstories, OUR stories -- like no one else can! Hear this significant voice in printed media set the record straight and tell extraordinary, true accounts of African-American history makers, both the familiar and the lesser known, in the January-February 2001 issue of about...time magazine.

Learn the story of an African-American woman whose single act of courage helped launch the fight against segregation in transportation 11 years before Rosa Parks sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott in "Grassroots Protests Against Racism."
Jam with "The Sophisticated Elegance of Benny Carter," a jazz great of the 20th century, whose career spans almost the entire history of the art form.
Dig deep into public records that confirm the use of African-American slave labor in the construction of the U.S. Capitol and the White House.
Discover the historical significance of black storytellers -- those with a passion for passing on a tale -- and see why growing numbers of listeners are attracted to this lively art in "Passing It On."
In "Remembering a Poet Laureate," pay tribute to the life and works of the late Pulitzer-prize winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks, whose legacy continues to inspire younger writers.

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