Black Resistance to Segregation in the Nineteenth Century
In 1852, the Third Avenue Railroad Company was founded. It ran between City Hall and 62nd Street in Manhattan. Its
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Black Protest
Frederick Douglass on the Fourth of July
*The following post is an abridged version of Fredrick Douglass‘ famed speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?,”
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Black Women, History, and the Democratic Party
On May 30, 2018, Axios published an article announcing, “Black women feel slighted by the Democrats.” The article explains how African
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Online Forum: Remembering Sandra Bland
*July 9-13, 2018 Black Perspectives, the award-winning blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), is hosting an online forum on Sandra Bland
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Sun Ra Speaks About the Trial of Angela Davis
Anthony Reed, in his recent article on the grammar of utopia and freedom in the music of jazz performer Sun
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