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New takes on Black history: Reconciling Oregon's racist past. Plus, 6 honest words on race.

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How six words tell the story of race in America, the inventor who saved countless lives, the common ground between MLK and Malcolm X, and more [LISTEN TO THE SOUL OF MUSIC]( [VIEW ONLINE]( [THE SOUL OF MUSIC]( [National Geographic]( [BLACK HISTORY MONTH]( In honor of Black History Month, we bring you new takes about the Black experience, from how [Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X]( each other, to how [six-word descriptions on race]( mushroomed into a book, to the enslaved man who [mailed himself to freedom]( … and dressmaker [Ann Lowe]( whose recognition came decades later. PHOTOGRAPH BY WAYNE LAWRENCE [ FOR SUBSCRIBERS ]( [Our secret thoughts on race]( Just six words: When Michele Norris began a project asking Americans for their very succinct thoughts on race, she had no idea that more than a half million people would take part—or that her project would morph into a just-published book. For Nat Geo, she shared her insights from this new approach—[and a few six-word responses]( including: “He's my dad, not the gardener,” “I am not an exotic creature,” and “Native Americans, America's invisible invisible invisible.” [What are your six words on race]( [WHAT THEY SAID]( [WHY FEBRUARY? The story of how Black History Month came to be +]( [QUOTE] “There are still a thousand ideas for dresses in my mind. Dresses which I see in great detail.” Ann Lowe, who made Jacqueline Kennedy's wedding dress but only got broader recognition much later. From [Why was she kept a secret? The story of Ann Lowe]( [Martin Luther King Jr., played by Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Malcolm X, played by Aaron Pierre, are surrounded by reporters in the US Senate as seen in GENIUS: MLK/X.]( NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC/RICHARD DUCREE [ FOR SUBSCRIBERS ]( [A new look, together, at 2 civil rights giants]( They were long thought as rivals, but were America’s two leading civil rights advocates ultimately on the same page? The new National Geographic series ‘[Genius: MLK/X]( shows, as executive producer Gina Prince-Bythewood puts it, that people don’t to be on Team Martin or Team Malcolm anymore. ”We need heroes,” says playwright and screenwriter Jeff Stetson, “and they were heroes.” [This is how the two men met for the first—and only—time.]( [THE MEETING]( COURTESY THE MOORLAND-SPINGARN RESEARCH CENTER, HOWARD UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES [ FOR SUBSCRIBERS ]( [This Black surgeon and researcher invented something that has saved countless lives]( It seems ubiquitous now, but the Bloodmobile was a World War II-era concept that Charles Drew dreamed up—and it led the way to establish a national blood bank. [READ ABOUT HIS LIFE]( [Cleo Davis, Sr., sits in front of his son, Cleo Davis, Jr., and surrounded by his grandchildren outside their home in Portland. In the 1980s, the Davis family purchased an investment property near North Williams Avenue, once known as the Black Broadway. Before they could repair and rent it out, the city of Portland deemed it blight and bulldozed it.]( PHOTOGRAPH BY DIANA MARKOSIAN [Reconciling with Oregon's racist past]( As one of the largest white cities in the nation, it may come as a surprise that Portland, Oregon became a hotbed for racial reckoning in 2020. Or does it? The state's history in fashioning itself as a utopia for whiteness may be part of the reason for its latest position. [TRACING A HISTORY OF EXCLUSION]( [BEFORE THE TULSA MASSACRE: Black business was booming before a white mob destroyed it all, +]( PHOTOGRAPH BY BABAK TAFRESHI, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION [How reading the night sky helped Black Americans survive]( From tracking the seasons to "following the gourd" to freedom, knowledge of the stars was imperative for enslaved Africans. Their descendants are reclaiming those ties. [RECRUITING THE FUTURE]( BRADY-HANDY PHOTO COLLECTION, LOC [The first Black U.S. senator lived an extraordinary life]( When Hiram Rhodes Revels traveled to Washington in 1870, he brought a historic piece of paper with him: a handwritten document certifying his right to serve in the United States Senate. [BARBER TO SENATOR]( PHOTOGRAPH BY JOE CARLOS [The unsung history of HBCUs and their alumni]( Their list of achievements is endless, yet historically Black colleges and universities have been chronically misunderstood and underfinanced since their founding in the 1800s. [DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI]( HAVE YOU HEARD OF THESE STORIES? • [This magician escaped slavery by mailing himself to freedom]( • [From sails to stealth bombers, African American inventors have made their mark]( • [This quilt—and the woman who created it—inspired generations of artisans]( • [Rediscovering the history of Tennessee's forgotten music empire]( [SHOP]( [DONATE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [TRAVEL]( [READ OUR LATEST STORIES]( [SHOP]( [DONATE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [TRAVEL]( [FB]( [Twitter]( [IG]( Clicking on the Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and National Geographic Channel links will take you away from our National Geographic Partners site where different terms of use and privacy policy apply. This email was sent to: {EMAIL}. Please do not reply to this email as this address is not monitored. 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