Black Resistance and Slave Politics in Lowcountry Georgia
Within Lowcountry Georgia, enslaved Africans expressed a determined political will to resist enslavement and maintain dignity. Their dislocation reinforced
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Resistance
The Revolutionary Language of Black Abolitionists
In the summer of 1854, a group of free Black men and women from across the United States met in
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Black Resistance and Lynching Memory: An Interview with Mari N. Crabtree Part I
Black Perspectives’ regular contributor, Menika Dirkson, interviews Mari N. Crabtree on her most recent book publication, My Soul Is a
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In Afeni’s Shadow: the Impact of Trauma on a Revolutionary Life
Tupac Shakur wrote “Dear Mama” to celebrate his mother’s strength and plea for her love. The song is an unfiltered
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Black Soldiers and their Families’ Activism during the Antebellum Era
This post is part of our online forum on Black Military Families in the Nineteenth Century. For many people today,
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