The Legacy of Sandra Bland: An Interview with Poet Simone John
This post of part of our online forum on Sandra Bland, coinciding with the third anniversary of her death. The forum includes
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Black Family
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
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Claiming Freedom: A New Book on the Transition from Slavery to Emancipation in Georgia
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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Enslaved People and Divorce in the African Diaspora
Numerous books and articles analyze the concept of “slave marriage,” but other than a few exceptional works, the historical literature
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Gender, Civil Rights, and the Case of Odell Waller
Pauli Murray is a central figure of women’s activism. Her career spanned five decades and included work in the labor
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