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Kinship and Intimacy in Black Women’s Atlantic World

Kinship and Intimacy in Black Women’s Atlantic World

Even as more scholars of color engage with the livelihoods of those not rich, white, or male, the way Black …
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"The Families' Civil War”: An Author’s Response

“The Families’ Civil War”: An Author’s Response

This post is part of our online roundtable on Holly A. Pinheiro Jr.’s The Families’ Civil War. Even though the Civil …
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Black Widows and the Struggle for Pensions after the Civil War

Black Widows and the Struggle for Pensions after the Civil War

This post is part of our online roundtable on Holly A. Pinheiro Jr.’s The Families’ Civil War. From enlistment to the …
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