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Resisting Racism and Islamophobia: Lessons from Muslim Slave Narratives

February 9, 2017February 13, 2017 Annette Joseph-Gabriel Haiti, marronage, racism, religion, slavery

The highly contested executive order that sought to deny citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries entry into the United States has

Never Caught: A New Book on George Washington’s Pursuit of His Runaway Slave

February 8, 2017February 11, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi Black women, slavery

This post is part of my blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

"Fierce encounter with bloodhounds." New York Public Library Digital Collections.

David Walker and the Problem of American Consensus

February 7, 2017April 8, 2017 Chernoh Sesay Jr. black politics, black protest, Black radicalism, civil rights, emancipation, racism, slavery

There are many different ways to teach the historical development of African American political history. One way is in the

Cosmological Queerness Across the Yoruba Diaspora

February 5, 2017April 2, 2018 James Padilioni Jr Afro-Brazilians, Black Queers, Brazil, religion, slave trade, slavery

The constellating topics of homosexuality and masculinity are perennial to Black American discourses. In contemporary debates, the chorus shouting loudest

The Price for Their Pound of Flesh: A New Book on the Value of the Enslaved

January 24, 2017January 26, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi Racial Capitalism, slave trade, slavery

This post is part of my blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History