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Booker T. Washington and the White Fear of Black Charisma

First, the crowd gathered at the Atlanta Exposition on September 18, 1895, heard the band play “Dixie”; then they listened

This guest post is part of our blog series on Comics, Race, and Society, edited by Julian Chambliss and Walter

Sunday night’s mishap at the Oscars, which mistakenly gave the award for Best Picture to La La Land, reflects the

From the eighteenth century to our own time, a range of African Americans have traveled “back” to Africa in hopes

This post is part of our online forum, “Remembering Malcolm,” edited by Garrett Felber. Malcolm X. (Source: AP Photo/Eddie Adams) In one