Black women were left in the wilderness for nearly half a century, as White women claimed a suffrage victory and largely abandoned the fight.
- August 24, 2020A schoolteacher in Portland, Oregon, shares her thoughts on the Covid crisis and returning to the classroom.
- August 21, 2020 | Updated July 17, 2020 | Moyers & CompanyMore than fifty years ago, Rep. John Lewis looked on as President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. In this video, he reflects on how the March on Washington led to key civil rights laws.
- August 20, 2020Our foremothers turned ridicule into respect and oppression into the power of a majority.
- August 18, 2020This letter from Susan B. Anthony was obtained exclusively by Lynn Sherr and Ellen Goodman, co-hosts of the She Votes! podcast.
- August 17, 2020
As Iowans we are privileged in so many ways – with our land, our people and our history, but we should be willing to show some humility in recognizing how these privileges came to be. How different would life be today if freedmen and women had been allowed to take their rightful place as land owning, independent farm families – like so many of our ancestors here in Iowa?
- August 14, 2020Donald Trump rode to power on the wings of a dark lie — one of the most malignant and ugly lies in American history. Bill Moyers and four historians on Donald Trump and white supremacy.
- August 7, 2020Here's how philanthropy can lead the way.
- July 31, 2020Today juxtaposed the worst of America and its best.