Eugenics and the Modern Conservative Movement
On December 26, 2017, The New York Times published an op-ed by the widely known North Carolinian activist, Rev. William
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Civil Rights Movement
To Shape a New World: A New Book on the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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François Duvalier and the Misuse of Martin Luther King, Jr.
On the morning of April 9, 1968, the Haitian political elite joined the US diplomatic core in the Port-au-Prince Cathedral.
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Black Student Power in Boston
*This post is part of our online forum on Student Activism. The story of the “Boston busing crisis” of the 1970s dominates
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Student Activism and the Mississippi Freedom Struggle
*This post is part of our online forum on Student Activism. High school student activism in Mississippi during the 1960s highlights the overlooked
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