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An Internationalist Vision of Black History Month

Black History Month has always had an international outlook. From its origins as Negro History Week, started in 1926 by

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

On July 4, 1964, the Revolutionary Action Movement (RAM) wrote a letter to the Vietnamese Front of National Liberation congratulating

Another carnival season is underway. In New Orleans it can be a time of eager anticipation during the historic, festive

Many people in the 21st century became familiar with jumping the broom through the 1977 miniseries Roots in a wedding scene