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Haitian and Dominican Freedom Struggles in the Nineteenth Century

July 2, 2018July 5, 2018 Sandy Placido Anticolonialism, Cuba, Haiti, Haitian Revolution, Puerto Rico

In We Dream Together: Dominican Independence, Haiti, and the Fight for Caribbean Freedom, historian Anne Eller cogently interprets the geopolitical shifts that

The Black Studies Movement in Britain

June 22, 2018July 2, 2018 Kehinde Andrews Black Europe, Black Europe Series, Blacks in Britain, education, education reform, Malcolm X

*This post is part of our new blog series on Black Europe. This series, edited by Kira Thurman and Anne-Marie Angelo, explores what it means

Aquatic Culture in the African Diaspora

June 19, 2018July 2, 2018 J. T. Roane African Diaspora, culture, slave trade, slavery

On Sunday April 17, 2016, my extended family in Tidewater Virginia was struck by the tragedy of a double loss.

Could the Windrush Scandal Happen in France?

June 13, 2018June 18, 2018 Annette Joseph-Gabriel Black Europe, Blacks in Britain, France

The Windrush crisis continues to have grave implications for the British citizens of Caribbean descent denied their rights to housing,

Cuban Revolution in America: A New Book on Cuba and the U.S. Left

June 8, 2018June 12, 2018 J. T. Roane black radical tradition, Black radicalism, Cuba, Racial Capitalism

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