Notes from the Library: Gerrit Smith and the Problems of Politics
Gerrit Smith wanted to solve the problems of the antebellum United States. He hated slavery, so he bankrolled John Brown.
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National Medal of the Humanities
I want to use my post this month to briefly highlight an exciting moment for the field of African American
Read moreWhen Life Sends You Muck: Tips for Writing the Dissertation
Earlier this summer, AAIHS founder Chris Cameron wrote an excellent piece on finishing the MA/PhD in four years. Since it
Read moreThis week in “Tales of False Equivalency from the Rabid Right”
If there’s anything worse than having to read the details of Vester Flanagan’s murderous rampage, it is watching cynical right-wing
Read moreJean-Michel Basquiat: Black. Intellectual. Historian.
[CLICK IMAGES FOR HIGHER RESOLUTION] Last week I moved to Harlem. On Sunday I spent the day with Jean
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