US History
Vice President Kamala Harris is facing a challenging historical precedent as she begins her campaign for the presidency. Since 1836, only one sitting vice president, George H.W. Bush in 1988, has successfully been elected to the presidency. Other vice presidents, such as Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey, and Al Gore, attempted but failed in their bids, […]
In the first episode of “Honoring My Enslaved Ancestors,” Code Switch co-host B.A. Parker explores her family’s history at Somerset Plantation in Creswell, North Carolina. Despite passing the site every summer, Parker had avoided visiting it for years. Following the death of her Grandma Doris, Parker grapples with how to honor her enslaved ancestors’ legacy. […]
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