What Julian Bond Taught Me About Politics and Power
I found myself thinking about Julian Bond when the news broke that Georgia had elected its first Black senator, Reverend
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Black history
A Black Brazilian Immigrant and the Struggle Civil Rights in the U.S.
Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth and Sarah Parker Remond are usually the
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Women and Emancipation: An Interview with Erica Ball, Tatiana Seijas, and Terri Snyder
In today’s post, senior editor Tyler D. Parry interviews Erica L. Ball, Tatiana Seijas, and Terri L. Snyder on their
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Black Women and Colonial Fantasies in Nineteenth-Century France
Robin Mitchell’s preface to Vénus Noire: Black Women and Colonial Fantasies in Nineteenth-Century France is extremely moving. She begins with
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The Life and Legacy of Nellie Y. McKay: An Interview with Shanna G. Benjamin
In today’s post, Tyler D. Parry, the senior editor of Black Perspectives and Vice President of AAIHS, interviews Shanna G.
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