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Mollie Moon and Funding the Civil Rights Movement

Mollie Moon and Funding the Civil Rights Movement

Elegance. Galas. Balls. Fashion shows. Fine dining. When we think about the Civil Rights Movement these words typically do not …

Black Women Public Intellectuals in U.S. History and Culture

Black Women Public Intellectuals in U.S. History and Culture

The field of Black women’s intellectual history has experienced a renaissance in recent years. Works such as Toward an Intellectual …

Enshrining Black Countermodernism & New Deal Skepticism

Enshrining Black Countermodernism & New Deal Skepticism

J.J. Butts’ new work, Dark Mirror: African Americans and the Federal Writers’ Project, provides a close reading of the ways …

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