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Paul Robeson–The Revolutionary

It was reported in his New York Times obituary that Paul Robeson became a “virtual recluse” by the time of his death

As we enter the third year of the Covid-19 pandemic, it might be easy to forget that in early 2020

Black Perspectives, the award-winning blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), invites blog posts centering on the Gary

What we don’t know about the real life of the civil rights leader, Fannie Lou Hamer could fill a

On April 9, 1865, Robert E. Lee (commander of the Confederate States Army) formally surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant (commander