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Black Women, the Nation of Islam, and the Pursuit of Freedom

This post is part of our online roundtable on Ula Taylor’s The Promise of Patriarchy Ula Y. Taylor stands as one

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

Numerous books and articles analyze the concept of “slave marriage,” but other than a few exceptional works, the historical literature

Pauli Murray is a central figure of women’s activism. Her career spanned five decades and included work in the labor

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