Black history - AAIHS

Colluding to Cripple the National Negro Labor Council

November 9, 2022November 7, 2022 Tony Pecinovsky Black radicalism, Communism, CPUSA, labor, Red Scare

In late October 1951, one of the most important African American trade union initiatives in U.S. history was launched. “The

Black Journalists and The Great Migration

November 8, 2022October 29, 2022 Tichaona Chinyelu black intellectual history, Jim Crow, literature, Resistance

Coined in 1897, the phrase “all the news that’s fit to print” is a motto of the newspaper industry designed

Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and the History Behind Colorblind Admissions

November 4, 2022October 27, 2022 Brandon James Render affirmative action, black intellectual tradition, College Admissions, Color-blind, Higher education

This month, the United States Supreme Court reconvenes to answer important legal questions, including a series of affirmative action cases.

Black Chicagoans, The Great Migration, and Nature

November 3, 2022November 6, 2022 Jason Martin Chicago, class, Jim Crow, Nature, Park

In Landscapes of Hope, author Brian McCammack brings together topics such as recreation, celebration, resistance, class conflict, protest, and activism.

Paddington Bear and Black British Migration Politics

November 2, 2022November 2, 2022 Adam Thomas Black Atlantic, Black Britian, Migration, popular culture, Windrush

This year, the United Kingdom celebrated Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee, acknowledging the achievement of a billionaire remaining alive for