A
Primary / direct / official / archival
archive
1921 Tulsa Race Riot Reconciliation Act of 2001
State of Oklahoma. 1921 Tulsa Race Riot Reconciliation Act. 2001.
State of Oklahoma / Published 2001 / Accessed —
Word Reimagined / chamber intake register
Current room: Facts custody vault. Each source record stays logged, graded, and tied back to Threshold and Facts.
Sources / Custody Vault
Custody vault
The coldest room in the archive. Every source is logged, graded, and placed under custody so the archive earns the right to speak. This is not a bibliography. It is the proof ledger.
FACTS ARCHIVE LAW: The archive speaks only through logged record. Alphabetical order stays fixed. External source links stay preserved. Evidence grading becomes structural, not decorative.
Evidence ladder
A primary / direct / official / archival B strong secondary / synthesis C contextual / journalistic support D contested / partial / weak
Inspection state
A–Z
Records remain alphabetized. Authority is surfaced at scan level.
B
Strong secondary / well-researched synthesis
article
34th Street Magazine — Closing Schools Closes Community
34th Street Magazine. 'Philadelphia School Closures: Paul Robeson, Saltz, McWilliams, Watlington, Educational Outcomes.' April 2026.
34th Street Magazine / Published 2026 / Accessed May 06, 2026
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
archive
ASALH: A Century of Black History Commemorations — 2026 Theme
Association for the Study of African American Life and History. "A Century of Black History Commemorations." 2026 Annual Theme. ASALH, 2026.
Association for the Study of African American Life and History / Published 2026 / Accessed Apr 27, 2026
D
Speculative / weak / contested / partial
web
Black Bottom, Philadelphia — Wikipedia
Wikipedia. 'Black Bottom, Philadelphia.'
Wikipedia contributors / Published — / Accessed May 06, 2026
B
Strong secondary / well-researched synthesis
article
Center for American Progress: The Trump Administration Is Intentionally Erasing the Black History Told by Public Lands and Waters
Center for American Progress. "The Trump Administration Is Intentionally Erasing the Black History Told by Public Lands and Waters." 2026.
Center for American Progress / Published 2026 / Accessed Apr 27, 2026
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
archive
CFPB/DOJ Proposal to Eliminate Disparate-Impact Liability in Fair Lending (2026)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and U.S. Department of Justice, joint proposed rulemaking to eliminate disparate-impact liability as a fair-lending enforcement standard, filed May 28, 2026. Official framing: "restoring proper statutory construction" / "eliminating liability that lacks foundation in statute."
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; U.S. Department of Justice / Published 2026 / Accessed —
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
archive
Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah (1993)
Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah, 508 U.S. 520 (1993).
Supreme Court of the United States / Published 1993 / Accessed —
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
archive
City of Detroit I-375 Reconnecting Communities Impact Memo
City of Detroit. Impact of I-375 memorandum. September 2023.
City of Detroit / Published 2023 / Accessed Apr 04, 2026
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
web
City of Kansas City, Revive the Vine
City of Kansas City, Missouri. Revive the Vine program overview.
City of Kansas City, Missouri / Published 2025 / Accessed Apr 04, 2026
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
web
City of St. Louis Historic Preservation, Mill Creek Valley Renewal
City of St. Louis Historic Preservation. Mill Creek Valley Renewal, event detail record.
City of St. Louis Historic Preservation / Published — / Accessed May 17, 2026
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
web
City of St. Louis, Part I — The Relationship Between People and Government
City of St. Louis. Part I: The Relationship Between People and Government — Urban Renewal section, Preservation Plan / Cultural Resources Office.
City of St. Louis / Published — / Accessed May 17, 2026
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
archive
Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022 (Pub. L. 117-222)
Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022, Pub. L. No. 117-222 (enacted Dec. 5, 2022).
United States Congress / Published 2022 / Accessed May 20, 2026
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
archive
Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-426)
Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-426 (enacted Jan. 8, 2019).
United States Congress / Published 2019 / Accessed May 20, 2026
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
web
Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board — About the Board
Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board, "About the Board," coldcaserecords.gov (accessed May 20, 2026).
Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board / Published 2026 / Accessed May 20, 2026
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
archive
Code Noir, Article 3 (1685)
Code Noir, Article 3 (1685) — French colonial edict mandating Catholic baptism of the enslaved and prohibiting the open practice of African religions.
Kingdom of France (Louis XIV) / Published 1685 / Accessed —
B
Strong secondary / well-researched synthesis
web
Detroit Historical Society, Black Bottom Neighborhood
Detroit Historical Society. 'Black Bottom Neighborhood.' Encyclopedia of Detroit.
Detroit Historical Society / Published 2025 / Accessed Apr 04, 2026
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
archive
Executive Order: Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History
Executive Order, "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History," The White House, January 2025.
The White House / Published 2025 / Accessed —
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
archive
FHA Underwriting Manual, 1938
Federal Housing Administration. Underwriting Manual. 1938 edition.
Federal Housing Administration / Published 1938 / Accessed Mar 17, 2026
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
archive
Haiti, Loi du 5 septembre 1935
Haiti, Loi du 5 septembre 1935 — decree-law against 'pratiques superstitieuses,' criminalizing Vodou ceremonies.
Republic of Haiti / Published 1935 / Accessed —
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
article
How Banks Use Loans to Create Liquidity
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. "How Banks Use Loans to Create Liquidity." Research in Focus, June 21, 2023. Public-facing summary of the working paper "Funding Liquidity Creation by Banks" (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/the-economy/banking-and-financial-markets/funding-liquidity-creation-by-banks).
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia / Published 2023 / Accessed May 21, 2026
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
archive
HUD, Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Revisions — Proposed Rule (2026)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, proposed rule, "Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Revisions," Federal Register doc. no. 2026-08244 (April 28, 2026); public comment period closes June 29, 2026.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development / Published 2026 / Accessed —
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
archive
Jamaican anti-Obeah law (1760)
Jamaican anti-Obeah law (1760) — colonial statute against the practice of Obeah, naming 'communication with the Devil.'
Colonial Assembly of Jamaica / Published 1760 / Accessed —
B
Strong secondary / well-researched synthesis
article
Kansas City Public Library, Belvidere Hollow
Kansas City Public Library. 'Belvidere Hollow: KCQ Unearths Kansas City's Lost Black Neighborhood.' April 2024.
Kansas City Public Library / Published 2024 / Accessed Apr 04, 2026
B
Strong secondary / well-researched synthesis
article
KCUR, Highway 71 and Bruce R. Watkins Drive
KCUR. 'Highway 71 tore through Kansas City's Black neighborhoods. Can that damage be repaired?' April 30, 2025.
KCUR / Published 2025 / Accessed Apr 04, 2026
B
Strong secondary / well-researched synthesis
article
KCUR, Parade Park and Black Home Ownership
KCUR. 'Parade Park offered Black Kansas City families a share of home ownership. Now it's crumbling.' August 10, 2022.
KCUR / Published 2022 / Accessed Apr 04, 2026
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
archive
Louisiana v. Callais, 608 U.S. ___ (2026) — Slip Opinion
Louisiana v. Callais, No. 24-109, 608 U.S. ___ (2026) (slip op.).
Supreme Court of the United States / Published 2026 / Accessed May 13, 2026
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
archive
Mapping Inequality, Greater Kansas City Context
Mapping Inequality. Context essay for the Greater Kansas City redlining survey.
Mapping Inequality / Published 2025 / Accessed Apr 04, 2026
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
archive
Mapping Inequality, Greater Kansas City HOLC Map
Mapping Inequality. Greater Kansas City HOLC Residential Security Map.
Mapping Inequality / Published 2025 / Accessed Apr 04, 2026
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
article
Money creation in the modern economy
Michael McLeay, Amar Radia and Ryland Thomas. "Money creation in the modern economy." Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin 2014 Q1.
Michael McLeay, Amar Radia, Ryland Thomas / Published 2014 / Accessed May 21, 2026
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
archive
NAACP Tennessee State Conference v. Lee — Complaint and Emergency Petition (May 7, 2026)
NAACP Tennessee State Conference v. Lee, Chancery Court for the Twentieth Judicial District at Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. Complaint and Emergency Petition filed May 7, 2026; amended May 12, 2026.
NAACP Tennessee State Conference / Published 2026 / Accessed May 13, 2026
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
archive
National Parks Conservation Association v. Trump Administration — Federal Lawsuit, 2026
National Parks Conservation Association v. Trump Administration. Federal lawsuit filed February 2026. Covered: NPR, PolitiFact, ABC News, February 2026.
National Parks Conservation Association / Published 2026 / Accessed —
B
Strong secondary / well-researched synthesis
article
NEH, People and Places of Black Bottom Detroit
National Endowment for the Humanities. 'People and Places of Black Bottom, Detroit.'
National Endowment for the Humanities / Published 2025 / Accessed Apr 04, 2026
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
archive
Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release — Federal Register, May 12, 2026
Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board, "Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release," 91 Fed. Reg. 25850 (May 12, 2026) (Doc. No. 2026-09367).
Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board / Published 2026 / Accessed May 20, 2026
B
Strong secondary / well-researched synthesis
article
NPR: Trump Administration Removes Black History Panels from National Parks
NPR. "Trump Administration Removes Black History From National Parks." February 18–19, 2026.
NPR / Published 2026 / Accessed Apr 27, 2026
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
archive
Oklahoma Commission Report on the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921
Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921. Final report. February 28, 2001.
Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 / Published 2001 / Accessed —
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
archive
Paul Robeson HUAC Testimony, June 12, 1956
U.S. Congress, House, Committee on Un-American Activities, Investigation of the Unauthorized Use of U.S. Passports, 84th Congress, Part 3, June 12, 1956. Reprinted in Eric Bentley, ed., Thirty Years of Treason: Excerpts from Hearings Before the House Committee on Un-American Activities, 1938–1968 (New York: Viking Press, 1971), 770. Hosted by History Matters / George Mason University.
U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities / Published 1956 / Accessed May 06, 2026
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
archive
Penn Collaborative History — Paul Robeson, Part III: Freedom's Price
West Philadelphia Collaborative History, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. 'Paul Robeson, Part III: Freedom's Price.'
West Philadelphia Collaborative History (University of Pennsylvania) / Published — / Accessed May 06, 2026
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
archive
Penn Collaborative History — The University City Science Center and the Black Bottom
West Philadelphia Collaborative History, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. 'The University City Science Center and the Black Bottom.'
West Philadelphia Collaborative History (University of Pennsylvania) / Published — / Accessed May 06, 2026
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
web
Penn Today — Penn Pledges $100 Million to the School District of Philadelphia
Penn Today. 'Penn pledges $100 million to the School District of Philadelphia.'
University of Pennsylvania / Published — / Accessed May 06, 2026
B
Strong secondary / well-researched synthesis
article
Philadelphia Inquirer — School Board Facilities Plan Vote, April 30, 2026
Philadelphia Inquirer. 'Philadelphia School Board Vote on Facilities Plan, Closures, and Modernization.' April 30, 2026.
Philadelphia Inquirer / Published 2026 / Accessed May 06, 2026
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
archive
Senate Judiciary Committee Report on the Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982
S. Rep. No. 97-417, 97th Cong., 2d Sess. (1982).
United States Senate, Committee on the Judiciary / Published 1982 / Accessed May 13, 2026
C
Contextual / interpretive / journalistic support
article
St. Louis Public Radio, Ending the Racial Wealth Gap Through Reparations
St. Louis Public Radio. 'Ending the racial wealth gap through reparations: Local policies or federal payments.' October 19, 2021.
St. Louis Public Radio / Published 2021 / Accessed May 17, 2026
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
archive
Tennessee HB 7003 — Congressional Redistricting (Special Session, 2026)
Tennessee General Assembly, HB 7003 / SB 7004, 114th Gen. Assemb., First Extraordinary Session (May 5–7, 2026). Signed by Governor Bill Lee, May 7, 2026.
Tennessee General Assembly / Published 2026 / Accessed May 13, 2026
B
Strong secondary / well-researched synthesis
article
The Daily Pennsylvanian — Penn, West Philadelphia, and the School Closures
The Daily Pennsylvanian. 'Penn, West Philadelphia, and the School Closures Plan: Robeson and Lankenau.' April 2026.
The Daily Pennsylvanian / Published 2026 / Accessed May 06, 2026
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
web
U.S. Department of Justice Press Release on the Tulsa Race Massacre Review
U.S. Department of Justice. Press release announcing the Tulsa Race Massacre Review. January 10, 2025.
U.S. Department of Justice / Published 2025 / Accessed —
A
Primary / direct / official / archival
archive
U.S. Department of Justice, Tulsa Race Massacre Review
U.S. Department of Justice. Tulsa Race Massacre Review. January 2025.
U.S. Department of Justice / Published 2025 / Accessed —
B
Strong secondary / well-researched synthesis
article
WashU, Design Agendas — Modern Architecture in St. Louis, 1930s–1970s
Washington University in St. Louis. 'Design Agendas: Modern Architecture in St. Louis, 1930s–1970s.' The Source, August 2024.
Washington University in St. Louis / Published 2024 / Accessed May 17, 2026
B
Strong secondary / well-researched synthesis
web
Zinn Education Project — Paul Robeson Passport Revocation, 1950
Zinn Education Project. 'Aug. 16, 1955: Paul Robeson Lost Court Appeal' / 'Paul Robeson Testifies Before HUAC.'
Zinn Education Project / Published — / Accessed May 06, 2026
Protocol handoff
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