1968: Soul Music and the Year of Black Power
James Brown’s iconic song “Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud” was released in August 1968, seemingly a
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Black Power
Documenting and Digitizing Democracy: The SNCC Digital Gateway
“Learn from the Past, Organize the Future, Make Democracy Work.” This is the mission statement that greets visitors at the
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Black Fists, Black Pride, and the 1968 Summer Olympics
Black fists. Black men. Black pride. That’s how we will always remember bronze medalist John Carlos and gold medalist Tommie
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Corporate Influence and the Legacy of Black Power
My recent piece for Black Perspectives examined the relationship between Nike and Spike Lee in the wake of the company’s
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State Surveillance of the Black Freedom Movement in Memphis
*This post is part of our online forum on Aram Goudsouzian and Charles McKinney’s An Unseen Light On March 28, 1968, five thousand Memphians gathered
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