African Americans
Uncurrent Events: Researching Racial Tensions and Labor Unrest in 1919 Chicago
October 13, 2020What impact does racial tension have on the economy? Learn more about the economic response to the 1919 race riots in Chicago. Read more
Staff Picks: The Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company
February 20, 2019Learn about the short-lived first major bank for African Americans and its records that provide a unique record of their lives just after the Civil War. Read more
Staff Picks: The “Division of Negro Economics,” 1918-1921
February 21, 2018Learn about the history of a trailblazing WWI-era office of the department of labor and its researchers of African American economics. Read more
Staff Picks: The Statements and Speeches of Andrew F. Brimmer
February 15, 2017Andrew F. Brimmer became the first African-American to sit on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in 1966. He not only contributed to monetary policy but also used his status to bring attention to economic issues facing African Americans. Read more
Staff Picks: BLS African American Labor Series
February 1, 2017This feature highlights the early work and studies on African American labor done by the Bureau of Labor from 1897 to 1907. Read more
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