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Poll Power: A New Book about the Voter Education Project

May 17, 2019May 7, 2019 J. T. Roane civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, South, voting

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

‘Dockworker Power’: Transnational Struggles for Justice

May 16, 2019May 6, 2019 Ralph Callebert Activism, black internationalism, black protest, labor, race, Racial Capitalism, Resistance, South Africa

Dockworkers are a favorite subject for many labor historians—including myself. Historically, they have proven themselves reliably radical and strike-prone, and

Frederick Douglass, ca. 1879. George K. Warren. Photo: National Archives and Records Administration/Wikipedia.

Slavery and the Family Tree

May 15, 2019May 14, 2019 Whitney Stewart Historical Memory, race, Racial Violence, racism, slavery, South

How do you make a family tree when you may not know your family history? Beyond the very real physical

Online Forum: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker

May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 AAIHS Editors #AAIHSRoundtable, #WalkerCentennial, Activism, black politics, Black women, Madam CJ Walker, Resistance

May 20-24, 2019 Black Perspectives, the award-winning blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), is hosting an online forum on Madam C.

Black Women’s Fugitivity in Colonial America

May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 Karen Cook Bell Black women, marronage, Resistance, slavery

Lucia, a fourteen-year-old young girl transported to the Georgia Lowcountry during the 1760s, brought with her a deft understanding of