Anti-Communism and A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry Speaking to an Audience, 1959 or
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Activism
Alphaeus Hunton: The Fight for Equality and Liberation during WWII
It has been argued that the Communist Party, USA (CPUSA) neglected the struggle for African American equality during World War
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Domestic Workers and the Civil Rights Movement
In July 1971, over six hundred domestic workers from thirty different cities gathered together in Washington D.C. at the first
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The Black Athlete and the Vote
In 1946, Joe Louis, the heavyweight champion of the world, stood in front of the Southern Conference for Human Welfare
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Policing Black Freedom
*This post is part of our roundtable on “Contested Citizenship,” organized in collaboration with the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study
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