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Black Intellectual History and the Long Struggle for Freedom

June 10, 2019June 9, 2019 Chris Cameron #AAIHSRoundtable, #RethinkingAAIH, Activism, archives, black intellectual history, black politics, education, race

*This post is part of our online forum titled “What is African American Intellectual History?“ African American intellectual history has

Black Food Geographies: A New Book on Food Politics in Washington, D.C.

June 7, 2019May 25, 2019 J. T. Roane Activism, black politics, Black women, food, geography, Resistance, Washington DC

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

David Garrow, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Politics of History

June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 Nishani Frazier Activism, Black Panther Party, black politics, black protest, Civil Rights Movement, education, Martin Luther King Jr., race, white supremacy

On June 4th, teachers and professors from all around the United States met in Louisville, Kentucky to review Advanced Placement

Situating Standpoint Magazine: Conservative Journalism and Eugenic Ideology

June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 Alexandra Fair African Diaspora, eugenics, publishing, race, Racial Violence, racism, white supremacy

David J. Garrow’s recent article “The Troubling Legacy of Martin Luther King” ignited a firestorm of debate. After its May 30th publication in Standpoint,

Harlem as Setting and Symbol

June 6, 2019June 16, 2019 LaShawn Harris Activism, black politics, culture, gentrification, Harlem, Harlem Renaissance

Examining Harlem’s long career as “setting and symbol” of African American and Diasporic life and culture, Race Capital?: Harlem as Setting