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Black Mobility, Law, and Freedom

October 27, 2017October 30, 2017 Jessica Parr Activism, freedom, law, slavery, travel

In 1849, an unnamed Missouri slave owner took a male slave to California to search for gold. Two years later,

Land, Literature, and Preserving Black History in Louisiana

October 25, 2017October 27, 2017 Matthew Teutsch Historical Memory, Literary studies, literature, Louisiana

Driving along False River on Louisiana Highway 1, you will see summer homes, boat houses, and cabins nestled close to

The Still Rejected Strain; or How Black Thought is Enough

October 25, 2017October 27, 2017 Josh Myers black radical tradition, Black radicalism, Harold Cruse

*This post is part of the Society for U.S. Intellectual History’s recent roundtable on Harold Cruse’s The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual (1967). Click here to

James Baldwin and The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual

October 24, 2017October 25, 2017 Holly Genovese black intellectual history, Harold Cruse, James Baldwin

*This post is part of the Society for U.S. Intellectual History’s recent roundtable on Harold Cruse’s The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual (1967). Click here to

Zeek Burse’s “Broke Man” and the Legacy of the Radical Blues

October 24, 2017October 26, 2017 J. T. Roane black radical tradition, music

On his 2017 album XXII, vocal artist Zeek Burse features Paralee Knight on a track Knight co-wrote called “Broke Man.” The song moves