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The Familial Fight Against Racism

November 17, 2021November 16, 2021 Holly Pinheiro antebellum, Civil War, Gender, labor, Pennsylvania, United States Colored Troops, USCT

The Civil War remains one of the most discussed and published historical topics. Often, public and academic discourse on

Black Women and Civil War Pensions

September 1, 2021August 28, 2021 Holly A. Pinheiro, Jr. Black women, Gender, Resistance

By the late-nineteenth-century, Civil War pensions not only comprised a quarter of the federal budget, but they also provided a

Black Women, the Civil War, and United States Colored Troops

July 20, 2021July 19, 2021 Holly A. Pinheiro, Jr. Activism, Black women, Resistance

In 1887, William J. Simmons, a United States Colored Troops (USCT) veteran turned historian, expressed his gratitude to Black

Juneteenth and the Broader Black Freedom Struggle

June 25, 2021June 24, 2021 Giuliana Perrone Activism, black politics, Juneteenth

For the first time, this past June 19th the United States officially observed Juneteenth, a day traditionally celebrated by Black

The Problem of White-Washing Juneteenth

June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 James Jones III Racial Violence, slavery, South, W.E.B. Du Bois, white supremacy

Juneteenth’s increasing popularity places long-time celebrants in an unenviable position where euphoria regarding Jubilee’s popularity is tempered by the threat