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Affluence and Community at the Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company

May 23, 2019May 19, 2019 Paul R. Mullins #WalkerCentennial, Activism, black politics, Black women, civil rights, Madam CJ Walker, Resistance

*This post is part of our online forum on Madam C.J. Walker for the centennial anniversary of her death. In

On Madam C. J. Walker’s Architecture

May 22, 2019May 22, 2019 Tara A. Dudley #WalkerCentennial, Activism, architecture, Black women, Madam CJ Walker

*This post is part of our online forum on Madam C.J. Walker for the centennial anniversary of her death. Villa

‘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

Frederick Douglass’s Black Activism

April 22, 2019April 22, 2019 P. Gabrielle Foreman #DouglassForward, Activism, black intellectual history, Black political thought, black politics, Frederick Douglass, race, Resistance, slavery

*This post is part of the online forum on The Futures of Frederick Douglass. The contributions in this forum each