Centering New Negro Politics in the Jim Crow South
Far too often, the South, and especially the Black South connote backwardness in the imaginations of scholars and activists alike.
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Jim Crow
On Black Girlhood
This piece was originally published on Public Books and is reprinted here with permission. The bikini-clad teen is thrown to
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Racial Violence and America’s Civil Rights Century: An Interview with Jason Morgan Ward
In today’s guest post, Stephen G. Hall interviews Jason Morgan Ward about his new book, Hanging Bridge: Racial Violence and
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North of Dixie: A New Book on Civil Rights Photography Beyond the South
This post is part of a blog series I am editing, which announces the release of selected new works in African
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Making the American Syllabus: Hashtag Syllabi in Historical Perspective
Hashtag syllabi such as #FergusonSyllabus and #CharlestonSyllabus assemble critical intellectual resources and promote collective study both within and outside of
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