How Black Activists Sought Healthcare Reform: A New Documentary
“The American Medical Association has never been a friend to us [African Americans],” explained the late Chicago physician Dr. Donald
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Freedom Without Citizenship, Reconciliation without Reparations
This post is part two of a two-part commentary/analysis on Black citizenship after Reconstruction. Read part one here: “Deferred Freedom
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White Women Slave Owners, Economics, and the Law
In a treatise published in 1681, Anglican clergyman Morgan Godwyn, who had ministered to parishes in Virginia and Barbados, recounted
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The Curious History of Anthony Johnson: From Captive African to Right-wing Talking Point
In various corners of the internet, memes circulate about a Black man identified as “Anthony Johnson,” believed to be a
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Jazz and Justice: A New Book on Racism and the Political Economy of the Music
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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