The Tuskegee Syphilis Study
The exposure of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study in 1972 shocked the nation. More than fifty years later, its impact upon public health continues.
Martin Goffeney
December 18, 2025
The exposure of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study in 1972 shocked the nation. More than fifty years later, its impact upon public health continues.
Explore the meaning, history, and legal importance of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. This guide is designed for law librarians, academic researchers, and college students studying birthright citizenship.
Exploring Race in Society, created for use in high schools and undergraduate research, is a new, free research database from EBSCO designed to encourage thoughtful discourse around important race-related topics.
Black history is filled with heroes who have overcome unspeakable obstacles in the fight for racial equality, civil rights, and social justice. Every day, yet especially this month, these leaders serve as inspiration for ongoing struggles.
In this month’s HeinOnline in the Classroom we focus on a particular historical document from HeinOnline’s collection: Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham City Jail.” Keep reading for more about King’s letter, and for two activities that you can use in your classroom.
School is back in session, and we’re introducing a new, occasional series from the HeinOnline blogging team: HeinOnline in the Classroom. In this post, we’ll go over ways you can use use HeinOnline to help students develop research questions.
The filibuster has the power to make or break any bill that passes through the Senate doors. So what is a filibuster, where did it come from, and why do we still use it today? Let’s dive into HeinOnline to learn more!
While Black history should be learned and celebrated throughout the year, February is nationally designated as Black History Month—and this is thanks to a Black American historian named Carter G. Woodson.
Prior to the Civil War, African Americans weren’t allowed to receive an education. The Emancipation Proclamation may have freed the enslaved according to legislation, but truly, African Americans couldn’t achieve equality without education. And that’s where HBCUs came into play.
Critical race theory is a concept that has been around for decades but became a hot topic of discussion in 2020 after the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other African Americans by police officers. Join HeinOnline as we take a deeper dive into what Critical Race Theory is and its history.