The Political Worlds of the Enslaved and Marginalized
This week (June 13-18), the AAIHS will be hosting a roundtable on Neil Roberts’s Freedom as Marronage (University of Chicago
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Abolitionism
The Pre-History of President Clinton’s Racist (and Antiracist) Liberalism
About a week ago, former President Bill Clinton once again had to defend his 1994 crime bill at an event
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Creating an African American Identity and a New Nation
This is a guest post by Daniel R. Mandell, Professor of History at Truman State University. Prof. Mandell recently received
Read moreA Telenovela, Slavery, and the Diaspora
A Escrava Isaura, the 1875 novel by Bernardo Guimaraes, was one of a number of late 19th century works of
Read moreAn Intellectual History of a Book Title: Stamped from the Beginning
The main title for my new book, Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, originated
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