Run It Back

The Man Who Built Black History Month

Carter G. Woodson chronicled the highs and lows of black life, and he gave others the tools to do the same

Feb 25 • Victor Luckerson

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January 2026

Resistance Isn’t Futile

What I learned researching a man who was arrested for owning a book

Jan 21 • Victor Luckerson

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October 2025

Freedom by Violent Means: Part II

The killing of a white slavecatcher by a group of armed black people prompted a vicious response from the federal government

Oct 10, 2025 • Victor Luckerson

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September 2025

Freedom by Violent Means: Part I

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 sparked a wave of violent resistance, leading to a killing in Christiana, Pennsylvania

Sep 25, 2025 • Victor Luckerson

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Truthtelling in a Time of Lies

William Still, a conductor on the Underground Railroad, gave fugitive slaves the space to tell their own authentic stories

Sep 3, 2025 • Victor Luckerson

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August 2025

What I've Been Up To

Looking for a path forward through the past

Aug 27, 2025 • Victor Luckerson

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The Burning of Pennsylvania Hall

Abolitionists built a monument to liberty and free speech steps from Indepdence Hall in Philadelphia. Then a mob burned it the ground.

Aug 19, 2025 • Victor Luckerson

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The First Black Voters

Black men could vote in many U.S. states after the American Revolution, but they soon battled a wave of disenfranchisement laws as the nation turned its…

Aug 5, 2025 • Victor Luckerson

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September 2024

What Was Your Town's Black Wall Street?

Let's widen the lens beyond Greenwood

Sep 4, 2024 • Victor Luckerson

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August 2024

Expanding What's Possible

The future of my newsletter and writings on black history

Aug 20, 2024 • Victor Luckerson

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May 2024

'Deep Greenwood' Looks Forward With Final Event

My final 'Deep Greenwood' discussion on May 30 coincides with the 1-year anniversary of my book and the 103rd anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre

May 28, 2024 • Victor Luckerson

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April 2024

'Deep Greenwood' Series Returns April 11 to Talk Protests Past and Present

We'll re-examine the widespread protests of 2020 and discuss what folks can do now to continue looking out for their community

Apr 10, 2024 • Victor Luckerson

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