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The History of Race and Democracy in the Nation’s Capital

February 10, 2018February 13, 2018 Rebecca Brenner Graham black politics, civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, race, Washington DC

2018 marks the fiftieth anniversary of a crucial moment for Washington, D.C. On April 4, 1968, following news of Dr.

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The Hidden History of the Civil Rights Act of 1960

February 8, 2018February 13, 2018 William Sturkey black politics, electoral politics, Jim Crow, South

You might be asking: “Was there a Civil Rights Act of 1960?” Yes indeed there was. And it was quite

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End the Isolation of Jamil Al-Amin (H. Rap Brown): An Open Letter

February 4, 2018February 8, 2018 AAIHS Editors Black Panther Party, Black Panthers, carceral state, Political Prisoners, prisons

The following post is an open letter by Arun Kundnani to the Bureau of Prisons and State of Georgia asking

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A Riot in the Social Order: On Race, Religion, and Power

February 2, 2018February 5, 2018 J. T. Roane religion

*A version of this essay originally appeared on The Immanent Frame, a forum of the Social Science Research Council, as part

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Martin Luther King Jr. and the Tradition of Radical Blackness

January 23, 2018January 30, 2018 Charisse Burden-Stelly Black radicalism, Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr., W.E.B. Du Bois

This year marks the 50th anniversary of not only Martin Luther King Jr.’s April 4, 1968 assassination, but also the massive

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