Documentaries for Teaching African American History since 1865
Let’s face it: some students do almost no reading in our classes. But even if they seem to rarely crack
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Cuba and the Making of a United States Left
As revolutions go, the Cuban Revolution had it all: handsome masculine icons toppling a ruthless U.S.-backed dictator against dramatic backdrops
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Nature and the Great Migration in Chicago
Towering skyscrapers dotting the Lake Michigan coastline, “snowy winds,” “blistering suns,” and roaring streets described what Richard Wright aptly called
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The NFL and a History of Black Protest
In 1944, Black activist and sportswriter Halley Harding, argued that “most persons, corporations or business almost always forget the people or incidents
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Pan-Africanism: A New Book on the History of a Global Movement
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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