Black Resistance and Lynching Memory: An Interview with Mari N. Crabtree Part II
Today’s post is the second part of Black Perspectives’ regular contributor, Menika Dirkson interview of Mari N. Crabtree on her
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Monuments
The Racial Politics of Demobilizing USCT Regiments
On April 9, 1865, Robert E. Lee (commander of the Confederate States Army) formally surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant (commander
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(Re)locating Sites of Memory in Appalachia Through Black Spaces and Stories
“You know, they straightened out the Mississippi River in places, to make room for houses and livable acreage. Occasionally the
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Confederate Memorials on Trial
Judge Timothy Walmsley’s recent ruling that the Confederate flag on defendant Travis McMichael’s truck is admissible in Ahmaud Arbery’s murder
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Black Resistance, Historical Memory, and Monuments
While commentators often point to 2015 (after the Mother Emmanuel shooting) or 2017 (after the Charlottesville terrorist attack) as the
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