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#CFP: Black Women and 19th Century America

#CFP: Black Women and 19th Century America

When discussing the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, numerous individuals and organizations tend to focus on the mid-twentieth century to highlight ...
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Applying Migration Studies to the History of Black Fugitivity in the Antebellum Urban South

Applying Migration Studies to the History of Black Fugitivity in the Antebellum Urban South

The historiography of slavery in the Americas largely asserts that Black enslaved people fled from their enslavers to places where ...
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Aaron Douglas’ History Lesson on the Responsibility of Black Artists

Aaron Douglas’ History Lesson on the Responsibility of Black Artists

In an interview with Fisk University professor Leslie Collins, Harlem Renaissance painter and educator Aaron Douglas recalled his admiration for ...
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Black Capitalism, Underground Economies, and the Great Depression

Black Capitalism, Underground Economies, and the Great Depression

Throughout much of the twentieth century, Florida’s warm climate and long sunny days managed to attract the nation’s elites. The ...
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