Free the Beaches: A New Book on the Fight for Racial Equality in Connecticut
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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Jim Crow
On Borders and the Matters of Black Life: A Review of “Seven Seconds”
*Editor’s Note: This essay contains spoilers* In the recently released Netflix drama, Seven Seconds, viewers are confronted with a dramatization of
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Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Miami’s History
Palm trees, ocean breezes, and avenues bursting with glowing neon signs are just a few of the things that comes
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Writing on Poor Whites and Slavery in the Antebellum South
*This post is part of our roundtable on Keri Leigh Merritt’s Masterless Men. First, I want to take a moment to thank the
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Exposing the Primary Agents and Beneficiaries of Racism
*This post is part of our roundtable on Keri Leigh Merritt’s Masterless Men. Ta-Nehisi Coates and members of his fan club must read
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