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Velshi: ‘The Story Of Vincent Chin Is American History’

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 23 comments

The Asian American and Pacific Islander community has a rich and varied history in America, but not many non-Asian Americans know about Vincent Chin. On […]

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Post-It Note Inventor Spencer Silver Dies At The Age Of 80 | MSNBC

May 15, 2021May 15, 2021 34 comments

MSNBC's Brian Williams looks back at the life of Spencer Silver, the inventor of the Post-It note. » Subscribe to MSNBC: About The 11th […]

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Political Fringe Looks To Take Over The Party Of Eisenhower | The 11th Hour | MSNBC

May 8, 2021May 8, 2021 54 comments

Presidential historian Jon Meacham reacts to a new POLITICO report that underscores how Trump has fought with all of the most famous political families of […]

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Racist Relic Caught Creeping Into New Texas Voter Suppression Bill | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC

May 8, 2021May 8, 2021 73 comments

Rachel Maddow looks back at how the phrase "purity of the ballot box" in the Texas constitution was used as the basis for excluding Black […]

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Author Annette Gordon-Reed On The Violence That Came After Slavery | Morning Joe | MSNBC

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 49 comments

Professor and author Annette Gordon-Reed returns to Morning Joe to continue discussing her new book 'On Juneteenth,' with Wednesday's discussion focusing on the violence done […]

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‘Orwellian’: Chris Hayes On GOP Move To Purge Cheney—And Truth From Their Party | All In | MSNBC

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 41 comments

“The tendency on display here—to turn a simple statement of fact, of reality, of what happened into a political litmus test—is unnerving to say the […]

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‘Whitewashing History’: Tennessee GOP Wants To Ban Lessons On Systemic Racism | All In | MSNBC

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 50 comments

“This fight against teaching America's racist past has now been integrated into the broader Republican cancel culture, wokeness, moral panic being stoked,” says Chris Hayes […]

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Biden’s Advantage As Political Messenger Is His Political Background, History Suggests

April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 39 comments

Michael Beschloss, NBC News presidential historian, talks with Rachel Maddow about how a political agenda that Republicans might otherwise attack with fervor made more palatable […]