The Meaning and Significance of Haiti in African American Studies
*This post is part of our online roundtable on Brandon R. Byrd’s The Black Republic. Of the “idea of Haiti,” historian
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Racism
Marronage and the Great Dismal Swamp
For recent scholars, the Great Dismal Swamp—an ecological treasure that stretches across present-day Virginia and into North Carolina—stands as a
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Silencing Black Radicalism Since the Cold War
As the recent election has shown, anti-communism is alive and well in the United States. Donald Trump and other conservatives
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Black Brazilian Researchers and Activists Respond to Covid-19
By late May 2020, Brazil was the country with the second-highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the world.
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Race, Violence, and Resistance in Puerto Rico
In Policing Life and Death: Race, Violence, and Resistance in Puerto Rico, Marisol LeBrón explores a troubling notion that seems
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