Nico

Stanley Nelson's masterpiece documentary is now streaming via PBS American Experience on BlackMidwest.org.

Images from the documentary film shoot.

Many major Negro League teams called the Midwest home, including the Detroit Stars, the Indianapolis ABCs, the Kansas City Monarchs, the Bismarck Churchills.

Toni Stone made history as one of the first African American women to play in professional baseball when she joined the Indianapolis Clowns in 1953. After years of her name being largely unknown, her story is being celebrated.

Articles from the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Star Tribune.

The story of Pleasant Ridge, Wisconsin, homesteaded by African Americans in the 1850s. It became a thriving multiracial farming community, with integrated schools 80 years before Brown v. Board.

Follow the journeys of early pioneering African American residents in Ohio through these interactive maps created by archivist Amy Brickey.

Link to information about the exhibit at the Nebraska History Museum.

Link to the New York Times Article.

Link to article from the Chicago Defender.