Race in Contemporary America: An Interview with Historian Elwood Watson
In today’s post, senior editor Tyler D. Parry interviews Elwood Watson about his new book, Keepin’ It Real: Essays on Race in
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Author: Tyler Parry
Contagions of Empire: A New Book on Racism, Sexuality, and Black Military Workers
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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Designing A Textbook-Free Course on African American History
Last fall, I decided not to assign a textbook for my African American history survey course, and elected to make
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Veil and Vow: Aneeka Ayanna Henderson Discusses Marriage in Contemporary Black Culture
Aneeka Ayanna Henderson is the author of Veil and Vow: Marriage Matters in Contemporary African American Culture (February 2020) published
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‘A White Man Took Her’: Trauma, Loss, and Grief among the Enslaved
In November 1864, a formerly enslaved man named Peter Bumper and his fiance Bucinda Nelson had their marriage registered with
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