Restore What Was Erased:
Honoring Black and Brown Contributions

Why this website exists and why it matters.

"Recognition equals restoration. History requires truth."

Explore Forgotten Legacies

Innovators

Science & Medicine

Innovations That Changed Lives

A look of unappreciated medical and scientific breakthroughs by Black and Brown authors, ranging from Alice Ball to the Black Panther Party's health facilities.

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Arts & Culture

Creative Forces

Highlighting forgotten or misattributed cultural achievements in music, literature, and visual arts, such as the works of Edmonia Lewis and Zora Neale Hurston.

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Critical

Censorship in Action

How History Was Rewritten

Actual examples of contributions that were suppressed in textbooks, media, and archives. Discover how erasing works, from historical laws to contemporary book bans.

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Did You Know?

All of the content on this website is chosen from reliable archives and scholarly sources. We want to correct the record on figures that were systematically eliminated from school courses.