Civil Rights Activism in the “Jim Crow North”
Where did Jim Crow segregation and civil rights activism take place? A great deal hinges on how this question gets
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Race
The Role of Violence in the Abolitionist Movement
On September 11 1851, George Ford, Nelson Ford, Noah Buley, and Joshua Hammond arrived at William and Eliza Parker’s home
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How Racist Ideas Shaped the Era of Reconstruction
Growing up, I’ve heard many definitions of the term racism, however just last year I read the best definition to
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Bail Funds, Buying Freedom, and a History of Abolition
In recent months bail funds have gained unprecedented popularity as a way to redistribute funds to release protesters arrested in
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Unearthing New Histories of Black Appalachia
“Depending on the ‘truth’ of the alternate versions, Liberia’s founding may be seen as a white kindness or as a
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