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The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
By AAIHS Editors
By AAIHS Editors
May 31, 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, when a violent white mob nearly ...
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The University of Chicago, Urban Renewal, and the Black Community
By James Bradley
By James Bradley
“It is not possible to operate and maintain a great university in a deteriorating or slum neighborhood,” proclaimed University of ...
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Black Soldiers and the Civil War
By Aston Gonzalez
By Aston Gonzalez
Shortly after the Emancipation Proclamation enabled African American men to enlist in the Union army in 1863, Alexander Thomas Augusta ...
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The Black Refugee Tradition
By Sean Gallagher
By Sean Gallagher
From October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported over 6,700 people ...
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