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Affluence and Community at the Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company

May 23, 2019May 19, 2019 Paul R. Mullins #WalkerCentennial, Activism, black politics, Black women, civil rights, Madam CJ Walker, Resistance

*This post is part of our online forum on Madam C.J. Walker for the centennial anniversary of her death. In

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On Madam C. J. Walker’s Architecture

May 22, 2019May 22, 2019 Tara A. Dudley #WalkerCentennial, Activism, architecture, Black women, Madam CJ Walker

*This post is part of our online forum on Madam C.J. Walker for the centennial anniversary of her death. Villa

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The Collectivist Roots of Madam C. J. Walker’s Philanthropy

May 20, 2019May 19, 2019 Tyrone McKinley Freeman #WalkerCentennial, Activism, black politics, black protest, Black women, Madam CJ Walker, race

*This post is part of our online forum on Madam C.J. Walker for the centennial anniversary of her death. Madam

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Frederick Douglass, ca. 1879. George K. Warren. Photo: National Archives and Records Administration/Wikipedia.

Slavery and the Family Tree

May 15, 2019May 14, 2019 Whitney Stewart Historical Memory, race, Racial Violence, racism, slavery, South

How do you make a family tree when you may not know your family history? Beyond the very real physical

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Black Madness: A New Book About Blackness and Disability

May 10, 2019April 29, 2019 J. T. Roane blackness, disability, embodiment, race

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

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