The Fight for Fountain Square
The intersections of race and place lie at the heart of my ongoing DOCUMERICA series for Black Perspectives. Through the
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Desegregation
New England’s Unsung Black Liberation Movement
Zebulon Miletsky’s impressive book project, Before Busing: A History of Boston’s Long Black Freedom Struggle, weaves together 350 years of
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How Pauli Murray Masterminded Brown v. Board
This post is part of our forum on Black Women and the Brown v. Board of Education decision According to
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James Farmer and the Roots of a Black Activist-Intellectual
James Farmer conceptualized and developed a nonviolent direct-action philosophy that could be applied in the United States. He drew inspiration from
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Recovering the History of Black Showgirls in Las Vegas
Las Vegas has a long and glamorous entertainment history that evokes images of tuxedo clad crooners, female singers in elegant
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