‘The Struggle is Eternal’: An Interview with Joseph R. Fitzgerald
In today’s post, Ashley Farmer, Assistant Professor in the Departments of History and African Diaspora Studies at the University of
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Civil Rights Movement
Black Athletes and the Civil Rights Movement
Elgin Baylor would not shut up and dribble. Baylor, who grew up in segregated Washington, D.C., had grown tired of
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The Civil Rights Movement for Intellectual Change
More than half a century since the 1960s, scholars and citizens alike continue to grapple with how our country should
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s Vision of American Democracy
Martin Luther King Jr. approached history with a reverent understanding of the complex relationship between the secular and the sacred.
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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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